You hit the age of majority, out of school (no more damn chalk and embarrassing school mishaps to worry about) and without any direction. Trying to move on to greater things now but the plans you had from childhood and adolescence don't really seem to work. Familiar things seem confusing and different to you now than what they had been as a child.
Your high school sweetheart seems to be the only thing you want to keep for the memories - even if you were so ignorant and foolish at the time, where you couldn't really see what was going to happen between you.
Shadowland itself feels like the rumoured but otherwise unknown experiences that wait for you. From your freedom and irresponsibility, you never realised your ever present foreboding shadow. Now faced with the reality of what was once the future, you grasp for the memories of your childhood and your friends, not wanting to sink into this "shadowland".
I whole-heartedly agree with Citizen Erased's interpretation of the last stanza, ties in nicely with my interpretation of the rest of the song, especially this part:
"Perhaps the narrator had health problems all his life, and found solace in the comfort of his high school friend."
"Comfort in his high school friend." :)
just my interpretation. I might rewrite this to be a little more clear and coherent haha! :D,
Feels like adulthood and coming of age to me.
You hit the age of majority, out of school (no more damn chalk and embarrassing school mishaps to worry about) and without any direction. Trying to move on to greater things now but the plans you had from childhood and adolescence don't really seem to work. Familiar things seem confusing and different to you now than what they had been as a child.
Your high school sweetheart seems to be the only thing you want to keep for the memories - even if you were so ignorant and foolish at the time, where you couldn't really see what was going to happen between you.
Shadowland itself feels like the rumoured but otherwise unknown experiences that wait for you. From your freedom and irresponsibility, you never realised your ever present foreboding shadow. Now faced with the reality of what was once the future, you grasp for the memories of your childhood and your friends, not wanting to sink into this "shadowland".
I whole-heartedly agree with Citizen Erased's interpretation of the last stanza, ties in nicely with my interpretation of the rest of the song, especially this part: "Perhaps the narrator had health problems all his life, and found solace in the comfort of his high school friend."
"Comfort in his high school friend." :)
just my interpretation. I might rewrite this to be a little more clear and coherent haha! :D,