Lyric discussion by sobot 

Cover art for Burning Rope lyrics by Genesis

This song seems to be connected with "Undertow". There we hear a warning cry to Man not to let his life go by, and here we see someone who tried to achieve something special (reach the Moon) and distanced himself from other people. Now there is no going back, there is no assurance that he will succeed. But there never is...

And of course, the instrumental part is amazing...