Rashul, you are totally right. But this song is about waking up and realizing that you are the only one that can save yourself from something in particular. This something in particular is religion. The lines that blatantly point to this are: "Who can save you? Not their Gods and not their Masters...who will free you, look in the mirror" "I'll be your doomsayer and show you everything that you'll never see behind borrowed eyes" 'Borrowed eyes' means seeing only what the religion tells you is true. "It brings you to your knees." "You're not alone decrepit monuments sit on their own thrones the crushing weight relentless in its pull resist! or be diluted with the rest." John also refers to the tides in this song. The song, "The Tides" is also about resisting religion.
A friend and I were discussing this song earlier, and I think you've got it wrong, cob151. Keeping in mind Undoing Ruin was a lyrical masterpiece about depression, pain, and grief, this song (first one on the next record- probably not an accident) takes on a new meaning.
A friend and I were discussing this song earlier, and I think you've got it wrong, cob151. Keeping in mind Undoing Ruin was a lyrical masterpiece about depression, pain, and grief, this song (first one on the next record- probably not an accident) takes on a new meaning.
To me, it's John giving advice to those who are still lost in pain and suffering. "Only you can save you." John is the doomsayer because he's speaking about impossibilities. Feel better?! Impossible! ("You're living at the end") But John, no longer in a bad place, offers to show the sufferer "everything...
To me, it's John giving advice to those who are still lost in pain and suffering. "Only you can save you." John is the doomsayer because he's speaking about impossibilities. Feel better?! Impossible! ("You're living at the end") But John, no longer in a bad place, offers to show the sufferer "everything that [he'll] never see." This is a reference to better things and brighter days. John also adds a comforting "you're not alone" for support.
Anyone who's ever dealt with depression knows how it can feel inescapable, which is why the Doomsayer lyrics make a lot of sense to me. I think if one were to listen to Tranquil from Undoing Ruin and listen to Doomsayer right afterwards my interpretation would make that much more sense. It's a continuation of the concept of "pushing on and getting on with life."
Rashul, you are totally right. But this song is about waking up and realizing that you are the only one that can save yourself from something in particular. This something in particular is religion. The lines that blatantly point to this are: "Who can save you? Not their Gods and not their Masters...who will free you, look in the mirror" "I'll be your doomsayer and show you everything that you'll never see behind borrowed eyes" 'Borrowed eyes' means seeing only what the religion tells you is true. "It brings you to your knees." "You're not alone decrepit monuments sit on their own thrones the crushing weight relentless in its pull resist! or be diluted with the rest." John also refers to the tides in this song. The song, "The Tides" is also about resisting religion.
A friend and I were discussing this song earlier, and I think you've got it wrong, cob151. Keeping in mind Undoing Ruin was a lyrical masterpiece about depression, pain, and grief, this song (first one on the next record- probably not an accident) takes on a new meaning.
A friend and I were discussing this song earlier, and I think you've got it wrong, cob151. Keeping in mind Undoing Ruin was a lyrical masterpiece about depression, pain, and grief, this song (first one on the next record- probably not an accident) takes on a new meaning.
To me, it's John giving advice to those who are still lost in pain and suffering. "Only you can save you." John is the doomsayer because he's speaking about impossibilities. Feel better?! Impossible! ("You're living at the end") But John, no longer in a bad place, offers to show the sufferer "everything...
To me, it's John giving advice to those who are still lost in pain and suffering. "Only you can save you." John is the doomsayer because he's speaking about impossibilities. Feel better?! Impossible! ("You're living at the end") But John, no longer in a bad place, offers to show the sufferer "everything that [he'll] never see." This is a reference to better things and brighter days. John also adds a comforting "you're not alone" for support.
Anyone who's ever dealt with depression knows how it can feel inescapable, which is why the Doomsayer lyrics make a lot of sense to me. I think if one were to listen to Tranquil from Undoing Ruin and listen to Doomsayer right afterwards my interpretation would make that much more sense. It's a continuation of the concept of "pushing on and getting on with life."