It would seem Eno had bells on his mind, and given his work on bell studies for the clock of the long now, I'd think he had existence and posterity in mind. "This fire" is him, his inner light, the energy of creative forces. He's grateful for how things have, and continue to unfold.
Brian spends a lot of time dwelling on the nature of being. I think he has helped draw this quality out of other artists, too, like on "The Joshua Tree" project.
It would seem Eno had bells on his mind, and given his work on bell studies for the clock of the long now, I'd think he had existence and posterity in mind. "This fire" is him, his inner light, the energy of creative forces. He's grateful for how things have, and continue to unfold.
Brian spends a lot of time dwelling on the nature of being. I think he has helped draw this quality out of other artists, too, like on "The Joshua Tree" project.