I think this song is about transcendence, not necessarily from this life to a higher plane, but maybe just from a tough situation to being happy again.
The song has a positive melody and an upbeat feel and the things Lou talks about escaping are all pretty negative, misery, worldly pain, the earth weeping and man burning in his tomb, and make me think that he's saying that if you're gonna carry on in a painful existence, what's wrong with facing one last hardship if it can potentially offer salvation?
I think this song is about transcendence, not necessarily from this life to a higher plane, but maybe just from a tough situation to being happy again.
The song has a positive melody and an upbeat feel and the things Lou talks about escaping are all pretty negative, misery, worldly pain, the earth weeping and man burning in his tomb, and make me think that he's saying that if you're gonna carry on in a painful existence, what's wrong with facing one last hardship if it can potentially offer salvation?