"The lie" = religion. Or maybe, as a secondary interpretation, "the lie" is the inherence of meaning in the universe, i.e. there's no hidden meaning in the universe/life, it just is.
"And for them to drape all things
With a cosmic blanket of meaning
When dust cherishes no memories"
"The lie" = religion. Or maybe, as a secondary interpretation, "the lie" is the inherence of meaning in the universe, i.e. there's no hidden meaning in the universe/life, it just is.
"And for them to drape all things With a cosmic blanket of meaning When dust cherishes no memories"
Could go both ways, I think.