I think this song is about the mind set of someone who is pondering the end of life. And being scared and clueless, but at the same time, there's nothing you can do.
"No one knows where the ladder goes
You're gonna lose what you love the most
You're not alone in anything
You're not unique in dying"
No one knows what happens after death until you die, and everything you've built up on earth worthless in the end. Everything you feel "love" for will be gone.
"I feel estranged every now and then
Fall asleep reading science fiction
I want to fly in your silver ship
Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit."
One of my favorite stanza's, as I can really relate. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior. But the sick thing is I'm so jaded with it all. I pray every now and again. But mostly I'm going through the motions. I'm not angry with God. I just lack enthusiasm and motivation to do... anything really. I sit at night and tell myself I should be praying and reading my Bible or something... but I usually just read some science fiction and go to sleep... It's really messed up I know, but I suppose other struggle with it too. That's how I intemperate this stanza. He feels estranged to God and the idea of focusing on Him. So he just lets religion chill out and he just reads. I feel you Conor... ha
"It's on now
The days are long now
The ups and the sun downs
And a twisting mind"
Basic apathy, going through the motions. Lack of emotion. Lack of concern.
"If I gotta go first
I'll do it on my terms
I'm tired of traitors
Always changing sides
They were friends of mine"
Here I think it's talking about how he'll die on his own terms, how he doesn't feel that life can or should be taken away without warning. A confused and frustrated though for sure.
"Don't hang around once the promise breaks
Or you'll be there when the next one's made
Kiss the feet of a charlatan
Some imagined freedom"
Promises don't mean I thing, this could relate to the promise that God saves us if we believe in him. Maybe he's frustrated because he feels he hasn't lived up to the expectation that he believes God has? Either way, it's a warning to stay away from promises. Kiss the feet of a fraud (charlatan) And imagined freedom (redemption?) I think this stanza is overall about being frustrated with religion.
"All the rest is predictable
You can say you're the first to know
Bought a mantra to concentrate
Car alarm or hissing snake"
Death is predictable, but everything else has to be a mind game, so it's obviously disheartening. Bought a mantra (used for meditation) to try and get an answer.
"I know now
How it's gonna turn now
You've got to calm down
Or I'll lose my place
Got to get to the center
Got to get to the concert
Run off with a dancer
Gonna celebrate"
Sorta a sign of hope in the song. A sigh of relief that he may understand and he's going to live life for the moment right now.
"We'll welcome the new age
Covered in warrior paint
Lights from the jungle to the sky
See now a star is born
Looks just like a blood orange
Don't it just make you want to cry?
Precious friend of mine"
This stanza almost sounds like the turning point, a new age for him in life, he'll fight this war of depression and apathy and see light. A new star is born (a metaphor for him being reborn) Maybe he does it for the friend that he lost? "Don't it just make you want to cry? Precious friend of mine"
"Will I know when it's finally done?
This whole life is a hallucination
You're not alone in anything
You're not alone in trying to be"
Will he truly understand when everything's over? I think this stanza represents self examination. The fact that even though he's afraid he may be wrong, he's got to put his faith in something. And finally, no one's alone in this. We all have these thoughts and struggles.
Freaking incredible song. I love it so much. People's Key is an incredible album. Who cares if it doesn't sound like their old stuff? The more diversity a band brings to me the happier I am!
I'm down voting this because I don't think that Conor is religious in a "christian" sense. The last show I was at, he talked about how organized religion is poison and to "f*ck all those religions out there that try to tell you how you should feel and what to believe."
I'm down voting this because I don't think that Conor is religious in a "christian" sense. The last show I was at, he talked about how organized religion is poison and to "f*ck all those religions out there that try to tell you how you should feel and what to believe."
I think this song is about the mind set of someone who is pondering the end of life. And being scared and clueless, but at the same time, there's nothing you can do.
"No one knows where the ladder goes You're gonna lose what you love the most You're not alone in anything You're not unique in dying"
No one knows what happens after death until you die, and everything you've built up on earth worthless in the end. Everything you feel "love" for will be gone.
"I feel estranged every now and then Fall asleep reading science fiction I want to fly in your silver ship Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit."
One of my favorite stanza's, as I can really relate. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior. But the sick thing is I'm so jaded with it all. I pray every now and again. But mostly I'm going through the motions. I'm not angry with God. I just lack enthusiasm and motivation to do... anything really. I sit at night and tell myself I should be praying and reading my Bible or something... but I usually just read some science fiction and go to sleep... It's really messed up I know, but I suppose other struggle with it too. That's how I intemperate this stanza. He feels estranged to God and the idea of focusing on Him. So he just lets religion chill out and he just reads. I feel you Conor... ha
"It's on now The days are long now The ups and the sun downs And a twisting mind"
Basic apathy, going through the motions. Lack of emotion. Lack of concern.
"If I gotta go first I'll do it on my terms I'm tired of traitors Always changing sides They were friends of mine"
Here I think it's talking about how he'll die on his own terms, how he doesn't feel that life can or should be taken away without warning. A confused and frustrated though for sure.
"Don't hang around once the promise breaks Or you'll be there when the next one's made Kiss the feet of a charlatan Some imagined freedom"
Promises don't mean I thing, this could relate to the promise that God saves us if we believe in him. Maybe he's frustrated because he feels he hasn't lived up to the expectation that he believes God has? Either way, it's a warning to stay away from promises. Kiss the feet of a fraud (charlatan) And imagined freedom (redemption?) I think this stanza is overall about being frustrated with religion.
"All the rest is predictable You can say you're the first to know Bought a mantra to concentrate Car alarm or hissing snake"
Death is predictable, but everything else has to be a mind game, so it's obviously disheartening. Bought a mantra (used for meditation) to try and get an answer.
"I know now How it's gonna turn now You've got to calm down Or I'll lose my place Got to get to the center Got to get to the concert Run off with a dancer Gonna celebrate"
Sorta a sign of hope in the song. A sigh of relief that he may understand and he's going to live life for the moment right now.
"We'll welcome the new age Covered in warrior paint Lights from the jungle to the sky See now a star is born Looks just like a blood orange Don't it just make you want to cry? Precious friend of mine"
This stanza almost sounds like the turning point, a new age for him in life, he'll fight this war of depression and apathy and see light. A new star is born (a metaphor for him being reborn) Maybe he does it for the friend that he lost? "Don't it just make you want to cry? Precious friend of mine"
"Will I know when it's finally done? This whole life is a hallucination You're not alone in anything You're not alone in trying to be"
Will he truly understand when everything's over? I think this stanza represents self examination. The fact that even though he's afraid he may be wrong, he's got to put his faith in something. And finally, no one's alone in this. We all have these thoughts and struggles.
Freaking incredible song. I love it so much. People's Key is an incredible album. Who cares if it doesn't sound like their old stuff? The more diversity a band brings to me the happier I am!
I'm down voting this because I don't think that Conor is religious in a "christian" sense. The last show I was at, he talked about how organized religion is poison and to "f*ck all those religions out there that try to tell you how you should feel and what to believe."
I'm down voting this because I don't think that Conor is religious in a "christian" sense. The last show I was at, he talked about how organized religion is poison and to "f*ck all those religions out there that try to tell you how you should feel and what to believe."