perennial quest as in one that is taken up over and over again through out time, it is the search for knowledge or "truth", the hunger for knowledge among darkness.. it has to do with the entire album.(symbolic) because everything is symbolic, what was knowledge becomes a lie once it is spoken, the quest for knowledge is a path chosen by daring individuals that must wade through bullshit, and to know that it is knowledge you put it to the test of time.. filtering out the bad. water is the archetypal symbol of knowledge, clarity. makes me think of Buddhism, which states that all is sorrow until enlightenment, that is.. sorrow is your guide.. keeps you on the path to enlightenment, rivers of sorrow lead to oceans of hope.. the stones that we walk on are heartfelt pieces of truth. also it could be looked at through a Jungian lens; where the shadow is the subconscious that must be cleared or cleansed. Chuck speaks of religion as a mental crutch.. the maker has moved on.. there is no turning back, and he keeps repeating to hold onto the hunger, that will not go away, that will keep you on the path tomorrow.. we change through time and might get lost in delusions.. but the hunger will remain.
perennial quest as in one that is taken up over and over again through out time, it is the search for knowledge or "truth", the hunger for knowledge among darkness.. it has to do with the entire album.(symbolic) because everything is symbolic, what was knowledge becomes a lie once it is spoken, the quest for knowledge is a path chosen by daring individuals that must wade through bullshit, and to know that it is knowledge you put it to the test of time.. filtering out the bad. water is the archetypal symbol of knowledge, clarity. makes me think of Buddhism, which states that all is sorrow until enlightenment, that is.. sorrow is your guide.. keeps you on the path to enlightenment, rivers of sorrow lead to oceans of hope.. the stones that we walk on are heartfelt pieces of truth. also it could be looked at through a Jungian lens; where the shadow is the subconscious that must be cleared or cleansed. Chuck speaks of religion as a mental crutch.. the maker has moved on.. there is no turning back, and he keeps repeating to hold onto the hunger, that will not go away, that will keep you on the path tomorrow.. we change through time and might get lost in delusions.. but the hunger will remain.