This song is about time and the nature's cyclical force as represented by the wind. I agree that the correct lyric is: "as the buildings grew high (or maybe TOO HIGH) you knew nothing about time." The reference there is, in time, all these thing we make (skyscrapers) will eventually succumb to the forces of nature. "damn be this wind its still movin' on in/to the bones and the bed of my soul"--to me this is a reference to our death and how the world continues thereafter. That 'dew' and 'tears' are equated could refer to the idea that our tears evaporate and, possibly, could return to earth as rain/dew. Additionally the death of the raven and the birth of the eagle further represent this life/death cycle.
I think this song may be about The tallest man's (or anybody's) realization of the fact that their time on earth is temporary. in the grand scheme of things, our lives dont have quite the effect that we think they have on our planet.
This song is about time and the nature's cyclical force as represented by the wind. I agree that the correct lyric is: "as the buildings grew high (or maybe TOO HIGH) you knew nothing about time." The reference there is, in time, all these thing we make (skyscrapers) will eventually succumb to the forces of nature. "damn be this wind its still movin' on in/to the bones and the bed of my soul"--to me this is a reference to our death and how the world continues thereafter. That 'dew' and 'tears' are equated could refer to the idea that our tears evaporate and, possibly, could return to earth as rain/dew. Additionally the death of the raven and the birth of the eagle further represent this life/death cycle.
I think this song may be about The tallest man's (or anybody's) realization of the fact that their time on earth is temporary. in the grand scheme of things, our lives dont have quite the effect that we think they have on our planet.
Favorite song on the album.