Really like the interpretation Arkyopterix. However, somone on the Oceansize board pointed out that they felt it was more about an inner, personal struggle. And through that lense, the song makes a lot of sense.
In the last part, it alludes to the fact that everything has become 'unfamiliar.' The line preceeding ending also sets this up:
"Holes where his eyes used to be
Needle and thread hold together
His love for the dead"
This person is barely being held together, and is thus a different being, a changed person. Everything has become unfamiliar: water and oil, souls and windows, the seashore. Nothing is the same. This person is seeing everything differently and thus everything is unfamiliar.
There is a lot of visual references too.
"When I see I see my signs"
"And it's the same face
Presenting the same lie"
Given those lines, I get a confrontational image, like somone looking in a mirror ie "the same face." This person sees their face, but sees the lie that they are. The lie could well be what that person has become.
However, this is not to say he war vibe is not relevant. I think that interpretation could be on the money. Who knows, this is just a different idea. :)
Really like the interpretation Arkyopterix. However, somone on the Oceansize board pointed out that they felt it was more about an inner, personal struggle. And through that lense, the song makes a lot of sense.
In the last part, it alludes to the fact that everything has become 'unfamiliar.' The line preceeding ending also sets this up:
"Holes where his eyes used to be Needle and thread hold together His love for the dead"
This person is barely being held together, and is thus a different being, a changed person. Everything has become unfamiliar: water and oil, souls and windows, the seashore. Nothing is the same. This person is seeing everything differently and thus everything is unfamiliar.
There is a lot of visual references too.
"When I see I see my signs" "And it's the same face Presenting the same lie"
Given those lines, I get a confrontational image, like somone looking in a mirror ie "the same face." This person sees their face, but sees the lie that they are. The lie could well be what that person has become.
However, this is not to say he war vibe is not relevant. I think that interpretation could be on the money. Who knows, this is just a different idea. :)