I like how many different interpretations there are for what's going on lyrically, throughout this album. I've heard everything from experiencing the divine, to the subject being a sort of mediator in the creation of the world.
I think it's got just as much to do with what's beyond, as what's close and familiar to us. There's a lot of language indicating familiarity, with being able to "clutch", "carry", "hold", etc., or the desire for something like that. But, we're thinking so much about what's beyond our grasp, in terms of higher powers and such, as if everything in our world is easily attainable. It can be anything from an unattainable goal, to an unattainable person.
Also, the "depth" of emotions, if you catch my drift. If anything, Oceanic could even be seen as an exploration of the self!
I like how many different interpretations there are for what's going on lyrically, throughout this album. I've heard everything from experiencing the divine, to the subject being a sort of mediator in the creation of the world.
I think it's got just as much to do with what's beyond, as what's close and familiar to us. There's a lot of language indicating familiarity, with being able to "clutch", "carry", "hold", etc., or the desire for something like that. But, we're thinking so much about what's beyond our grasp, in terms of higher powers and such, as if everything in our world is easily attainable. It can be anything from an unattainable goal, to an unattainable person.
Also, the "depth" of emotions, if you catch my drift. If anything, Oceanic could even be seen as an exploration of the self!