I think this song is about Tom feeling as if God is not listening to his prayers or at least not responding to them.
"All the phones have rung and rung, they're off the hook, all but one."- Feeling as if it is his turn to be heard by God and not to be a phone that is off the hook.
"And all the mail stacked up inside up from the floor a mile high."- Thinking about all the prayers God has to get to. Feeling maybe that He is just falling behind because there is so many prayers.
"And like one word, like a child, I am asking. Like I could knock on you door will you let me in?"- He is feeling not only as if God doesn't hear his prayers, but also as if he is completely disconnected from Him and wants to try and get God's attention by "knocking on heaven's door."
Now the first chorus is basically saying you have figured out the meaning of life.Sadly, however, you cannot find the words to describe and explain your findings. And then in the end of course feeling disconnected from God.
The second verse is about the journey of life and the beauty of it. And then, once again, at the end of the verse feeling disconnect from/not heard by God.
Now the "add on" to the next choruses help a lot in explaining this song. "I found out what's wrong and it's not you or I, or anyone else you chose tonight. It seems like the madness of choice in the life, has made it all clear if we run or we hide." So basically, Tom feels as if he has figured out the connection problem with God. It's above him to know why God chooses some prayers to answer and not others (madness of choice in the life). And the disconnection or connection and the response to the connection/disconnection is all that really matters and is all that we can somewhat control.
I think this song is about Tom feeling as if God is not listening to his prayers or at least not responding to them.
"All the phones have rung and rung, they're off the hook, all but one."- Feeling as if it is his turn to be heard by God and not to be a phone that is off the hook.
"And all the mail stacked up inside up from the floor a mile high."- Thinking about all the prayers God has to get to. Feeling maybe that He is just falling behind because there is so many prayers.
"And like one word, like a child, I am asking. Like I could knock on you door will you let me in?"- He is feeling not only as if God doesn't hear his prayers, but also as if he is completely disconnected from Him and wants to try and get God's attention by "knocking on heaven's door."
Now the first chorus is basically saying you have figured out the meaning of life.Sadly, however, you cannot find the words to describe and explain your findings. And then in the end of course feeling disconnected from God.
The second verse is about the journey of life and the beauty of it. And then, once again, at the end of the verse feeling disconnect from/not heard by God.
Now the "add on" to the next choruses help a lot in explaining this song. "I found out what's wrong and it's not you or I, or anyone else you chose tonight. It seems like the madness of choice in the life, has made it all clear if we run or we hide." So basically, Tom feels as if he has figured out the connection problem with God. It's above him to know why God chooses some prayers to answer and not others (madness of choice in the life). And the disconnection or connection and the response to the connection/disconnection is all that really matters and is all that we can somewhat control.
Hope it helped!(: