I've listened to this song for years, and the first time I heard it, I came to this page and was fascinated by the gorgeous lyrics. After having heard it for so long, I've convinced myself that he's basically saying that all life came from the same single-celled ancestor, and that we are no different from the life around us. The parallel of arms and tree boughs strikes me with this idea especially.
I've listened to this song for years, and the first time I heard it, I came to this page and was fascinated by the gorgeous lyrics. After having heard it for so long, I've convinced myself that he's basically saying that all life came from the same single-celled ancestor, and that we are no different from the life around us. The parallel of arms and tree boughs strikes me with this idea especially.
TL;DR version: All life is connected.