I agree^
With this song I immediately thought of Jack's life not as a musician, but as a father. The three questions: "What is this place? Who am I? Why did we come here?" are no doubt the harsh questions of reality that every kid asks their parent eventually (or some questions along those lines), and sometimes the parent doesn't know how to respond. They want to be honest but don't want to tell their kid the full truth yet. And when Jack says "I can't tell you anything but the truth" he's saying as a father he doesn't want to lie to his kids and he finds it hard to lie anyways because he cares for them too much. The nature part with the trees, no planes, no sounds, clay, etc. could be referring to the memories he spends outside with his kids and how he wants them to experience the peace in life and he wants them to grow up well and "build it up, make it sing, make it strong, give it wings".
When he says "What happens to an eagle's nest in a storm? How does the mama keep her baby warm?" this could also be referring to the questions Jack has a tough time answering to his kids, since ultimately in a storm the eagle's nest falls and the babies die. Something you don't want to admit to your kids when they're young.
I agree^ With this song I immediately thought of Jack's life not as a musician, but as a father. The three questions: "What is this place? Who am I? Why did we come here?" are no doubt the harsh questions of reality that every kid asks their parent eventually (or some questions along those lines), and sometimes the parent doesn't know how to respond. They want to be honest but don't want to tell their kid the full truth yet. And when Jack says "I can't tell you anything but the truth" he's saying as a father he doesn't want to lie to his kids and he finds it hard to lie anyways because he cares for them too much. The nature part with the trees, no planes, no sounds, clay, etc. could be referring to the memories he spends outside with his kids and how he wants them to experience the peace in life and he wants them to grow up well and "build it up, make it sing, make it strong, give it wings".
When he says "What happens to an eagle's nest in a storm? How does the mama keep her baby warm?" this could also be referring to the questions Jack has a tough time answering to his kids, since ultimately in a storm the eagle's nest falls and the babies die. Something you don't want to admit to your kids when they're young.