"We get up early just to start cranking the generator
Our limbs have been asleep we need to get the blood back in 'em" :
Everybody wakes up, everybody does something in the morning (school, work, etc.)
"We're finding every day several ways that we could be friends" :
Sounds like a matter of race; There are many ways we could be friends with anybody, could being the key word. A lot of people can't look past appearances, so they could be friends only in theory.
"We keep on churning and the lights inside the house turned on":
As the day goes on, the sun rises. (I'm seeing the house = earth)
"And in our native language we are chanting ancient songs":
Race again, we all speak different languages, we all have different backgrounds.
"And when we quiet down the house chants on without us":
Sleep or death: our backgrounds don't really matter. The world keeps turning while we're asleep, or even dead.
My interpretation! I think this song is beautiful. Let me know if you disagree, I love hearing other people's interpretations.
To me, this song is about the world.
"We get up early just to start cranking the generator Our limbs have been asleep we need to get the blood back in 'em" : Everybody wakes up, everybody does something in the morning (school, work, etc.)
"We're finding every day several ways that we could be friends" : Sounds like a matter of race; There are many ways we could be friends with anybody, could being the key word. A lot of people can't look past appearances, so they could be friends only in theory.
"We keep on churning and the lights inside the house turned on": As the day goes on, the sun rises. (I'm seeing the house = earth)
"And in our native language we are chanting ancient songs": Race again, we all speak different languages, we all have different backgrounds.
"And when we quiet down the house chants on without us": Sleep or death: our backgrounds don't really matter. The world keeps turning while we're asleep, or even dead.
My interpretation! I think this song is beautiful. Let me know if you disagree, I love hearing other people's interpretations.