this I think song is the simplest out of all of them.
Simple meaning: That this about living day to day after something regrettable/or tragic has happened, when you thought you had a break.
Complex: The crow is night. When the sunrises, the crow flies and takes the safety of dreams from Daryl or someone else (I think he is singing in first person as someone else at first then sings as himself later). Stations of the Cross are shrines that depict the stages of jesus' death. From the point he's condemned to death to his crucifixion, finally paying the price for everyone's sin. Here, there is a NEW station of the cross. I think it's another trial that someone had thought they've been done with. Maybe the station of the cross is metaphor for life, or just this certain event. There is a station you have to get through before redemption, but another trial of life shows up before you get there.
And someone is trying to help the sufferer get over this event ("Dawn of Devotion...Light the fire to bait a prey). The prey I'm guessing is the depression that the sufferer? ("simpler than you are") something that can he (thinks) can be fixed easily. But is making things a bit more complicated ("temporary nuance," "even though you don't believe i might")
In conclusion:
Sufferer: Going through tough times again (a new station of the cross)
Daryl: A friend who's trying to help (dawn of devotion)
Then the last part is basically the sufferer making know his pain. As in reciting a prayer or article of faith. (I believe in regret...)
@elitestreet "the crow is night" metaphor --- i think that's an astute observation, i think I and many other people have a tendency to overthink, dramatize & personalize meaning from poetry/lyrics, when often the most likely answer is much simpler & more non-specific. It's not a bad thing to derive personal meaning from music, in fact, its the only true way to fully enjoy it, (sometimes, i think even learning the "true" meaning of the song later from say, a quote from the artist or what-have-you... can leave you feeling disappointed, that it didn't aline with your interpretation) BUT for...
@elitestreet "the crow is night" metaphor --- i think that's an astute observation, i think I and many other people have a tendency to overthink, dramatize & personalize meaning from poetry/lyrics, when often the most likely answer is much simpler & more non-specific. It's not a bad thing to derive personal meaning from music, in fact, its the only true way to fully enjoy it, (sometimes, i think even learning the "true" meaning of the song later from say, a quote from the artist or what-have-you... can leave you feeling disappointed, that it didn't aline with your interpretation) BUT for those who, like me, enjoy trying to decipher the true intent of a song... it helps to hear other's perception of it, right or wrong, cuz you see the words thru an unfamilier slant that can either bolster your confidence in your interpretation or cause you to rexamine something that you missed, despite how obvious.
this I think song is the simplest out of all of them.
Simple meaning: That this about living day to day after something regrettable/or tragic has happened, when you thought you had a break.
Complex: The crow is night. When the sunrises, the crow flies and takes the safety of dreams from Daryl or someone else (I think he is singing in first person as someone else at first then sings as himself later). Stations of the Cross are shrines that depict the stages of jesus' death. From the point he's condemned to death to his crucifixion, finally paying the price for everyone's sin. Here, there is a NEW station of the cross. I think it's another trial that someone had thought they've been done with. Maybe the station of the cross is metaphor for life, or just this certain event. There is a station you have to get through before redemption, but another trial of life shows up before you get there.
And someone is trying to help the sufferer get over this event ("Dawn of Devotion...Light the fire to bait a prey). The prey I'm guessing is the depression that the sufferer? ("simpler than you are") something that can he (thinks) can be fixed easily. But is making things a bit more complicated ("temporary nuance," "even though you don't believe i might")
In conclusion: Sufferer: Going through tough times again (a new station of the cross) Daryl: A friend who's trying to help (dawn of devotion) Then the last part is basically the sufferer making know his pain. As in reciting a prayer or article of faith. (I believe in regret...)
@elitestreet "the crow is night" metaphor --- i think that's an astute observation, i think I and many other people have a tendency to overthink, dramatize & personalize meaning from poetry/lyrics, when often the most likely answer is much simpler & more non-specific. It's not a bad thing to derive personal meaning from music, in fact, its the only true way to fully enjoy it, (sometimes, i think even learning the "true" meaning of the song later from say, a quote from the artist or what-have-you... can leave you feeling disappointed, that it didn't aline with your interpretation) BUT for...
@elitestreet "the crow is night" metaphor --- i think that's an astute observation, i think I and many other people have a tendency to overthink, dramatize & personalize meaning from poetry/lyrics, when often the most likely answer is much simpler & more non-specific. It's not a bad thing to derive personal meaning from music, in fact, its the only true way to fully enjoy it, (sometimes, i think even learning the "true" meaning of the song later from say, a quote from the artist or what-have-you... can leave you feeling disappointed, that it didn't aline with your interpretation) BUT for those who, like me, enjoy trying to decipher the true intent of a song... it helps to hear other's perception of it, right or wrong, cuz you see the words thru an unfamilier slant that can either bolster your confidence in your interpretation or cause you to rexamine something that you missed, despite how obvious.