Mmm... I think it's more about the fact that human nature drives us to always 'want more.' Whatever our goals, we reach them and always see something better, we can never be satisifed...I think the song is about our feelings while we do that- how desperate we are, and lost. The second we have something, it isn't enough, and we have to start aiming for something else. It refers to the feelings at the moment when we realize that we're reckless and insatiable creatures that will stop at nothing to get what we want. And when we do get what we want....all of the brightness that was once surrounding it dissapears, because it's not enough. It's talking about how we need something to redeem us- the fire (or sun) burns out while we wait for something with meaning to come along with it. But it doesn't- we can't go back to the past, and the past can't come to us. The word choice 'past' indicates that it's an endless cycle that sucks away our soul. We will never be satisfied with what we have. We will always want more.
It's a sad song; human nature in its truest form. We want, we want, and we want. And when we get... it's not enough. It will never be.
Mmm... I think it's more about the fact that human nature drives us to always 'want more.' Whatever our goals, we reach them and always see something better, we can never be satisifed...I think the song is about our feelings while we do that- how desperate we are, and lost. The second we have something, it isn't enough, and we have to start aiming for something else. It refers to the feelings at the moment when we realize that we're reckless and insatiable creatures that will stop at nothing to get what we want. And when we do get what we want....all of the brightness that was once surrounding it dissapears, because it's not enough. It's talking about how we need something to redeem us- the fire (or sun) burns out while we wait for something with meaning to come along with it. But it doesn't- we can't go back to the past, and the past can't come to us. The word choice 'past' indicates that it's an endless cycle that sucks away our soul. We will never be satisfied with what we have. We will always want more. It's a sad song; human nature in its truest form. We want, we want, and we want. And when we get... it's not enough. It will never be.