This song isn't about the afterlife; religious people will find religious meaning in anything.
Maurice White was inspired to write this after watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind ("take a ride in the sky on a ship"), not after having some religious epiphany.
The song simply says that every achieved dream or aspiration has its beginning in fantasy, and not to take fantasy for granted. It's that simple.
I totally agree with Theo. This is not about the 'afterlife', but about life. About who we are and who we want to be. About what we do and what we love to do. About the world around us and thw world we'd like to create. It's about the compass that's called 'fantasy', that enables us to envision things and worlds we cannot see - but that nevertheless gives meaning and direction to our lives.
I totally agree with Theo. This is not about the 'afterlife', but about life. About who we are and who we want to be. About what we do and what we love to do. About the world around us and thw world we'd like to create. It's about the compass that's called 'fantasy', that enables us to envision things and worlds we cannot see - but that nevertheless gives meaning and direction to our lives.
How poor and empty our lives would be without the ability to dream, to believe, to imagine, to fantasize! Yet fantasy all relies on unrealism,...
How poor and empty our lives would be without the ability to dream, to believe, to imagine, to fantasize! Yet fantasy all relies on unrealism, on imaginations, on things, people, situations that aren't really there.
But maybe there's a connection here. You dream. I dream. We may dream the same, although we live in different worlds and live different lives, and maybe we don't appear to be similar on the outside. As Sting put it: "I hope the Russians love their children too' - of course they do. All Russians envision a better life for their children - just as we do. That's the connection, and we should put our hope there.
Each of us has a tiny little space on Planet Earth - yet each of us has a space, a mind, a life full of dreams, endless desires - and no one is going to take that away from us. Now don't be afraid to dream, to imagine a better life for yourself, your brother, your sister, your children. It's the fantasy that will enrich your real life.
@theo47 agreed, but it has many layers to it. It has deep mystical and esoteric meaning behind the lyrics. A lot of EWF's beliefs are from Kemetic Sciences (Egyptian Sciences) which they depicted on their album covers. There are other metaphysical thoughts so I am not saying they only followed Kemetic.
@theo47 agreed, but it has many layers to it. It has deep mystical and esoteric meaning behind the lyrics. A lot of EWF's beliefs are from Kemetic Sciences (Egyptian Sciences) which they depicted on their album covers. There are other metaphysical thoughts so I am not saying they only followed Kemetic.
This song isn't about the afterlife; religious people will find religious meaning in anything. Maurice White was inspired to write this after watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind ("take a ride in the sky on a ship"), not after having some religious epiphany.
The song simply says that every achieved dream or aspiration has its beginning in fantasy, and not to take fantasy for granted. It's that simple.
I totally agree with Theo. This is not about the 'afterlife', but about life. About who we are and who we want to be. About what we do and what we love to do. About the world around us and thw world we'd like to create. It's about the compass that's called 'fantasy', that enables us to envision things and worlds we cannot see - but that nevertheless gives meaning and direction to our lives.
I totally agree with Theo. This is not about the 'afterlife', but about life. About who we are and who we want to be. About what we do and what we love to do. About the world around us and thw world we'd like to create. It's about the compass that's called 'fantasy', that enables us to envision things and worlds we cannot see - but that nevertheless gives meaning and direction to our lives.
How poor and empty our lives would be without the ability to dream, to believe, to imagine, to fantasize! Yet fantasy all relies on unrealism,...
How poor and empty our lives would be without the ability to dream, to believe, to imagine, to fantasize! Yet fantasy all relies on unrealism, on imaginations, on things, people, situations that aren't really there.
But maybe there's a connection here. You dream. I dream. We may dream the same, although we live in different worlds and live different lives, and maybe we don't appear to be similar on the outside. As Sting put it: "I hope the Russians love their children too' - of course they do. All Russians envision a better life for their children - just as we do. That's the connection, and we should put our hope there.
Each of us has a tiny little space on Planet Earth - yet each of us has a space, a mind, a life full of dreams, endless desires - and no one is going to take that away from us. Now don't be afraid to dream, to imagine a better life for yourself, your brother, your sister, your children. It's the fantasy that will enrich your real life.
Now read the first verse again.
@theo47 agreed, but it has many layers to it. It has deep mystical and esoteric meaning behind the lyrics. A lot of EWF's beliefs are from Kemetic Sciences (Egyptian Sciences) which they depicted on their album covers. There are other metaphysical thoughts so I am not saying they only followed Kemetic.
@theo47 agreed, but it has many layers to it. It has deep mystical and esoteric meaning behind the lyrics. A lot of EWF's beliefs are from Kemetic Sciences (Egyptian Sciences) which they depicted on their album covers. There are other metaphysical thoughts so I am not saying they only followed Kemetic.