"We're the day birds
Deciding to fly against the sky
Within our dreams, we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born to die"
He's putting us in the shoes of other earth animals to give us perspective. We all live just to die.
"We're the greying herds
Hurting each other with our lives
Within our dreams, we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born to die
Born to die, born to die"
'greying herds' to me is saying that our race is nearing the end of it's life. We hurt each other simply by following our natural path through existence. Then we're reminded that we are all literally born to die.
"The drum fish
They beached themselves in Hara-kiri
The blackbirds
They fell in thousands from the sky
Their red wings
Streaming down from the higher seas
Deflected by the grounds"
This is to me a beautiful way of describing the sad state of our planet. Animals are dying in massive numbers because they cannot deal with climate change.
"They crowned the sun
They crowned the sun
But I believe that they are free
When their time was done
They were drowned by the only One
But I believe that they are free
Washed by the sun"
Other earthlings and our own ancestors have no gods, no kings, they crown the Sun. They worship that which gives them life! To me this is could be a reference to the biblical warnings about creating gods and worshiping false idols. I'm not sure what "the only One" refers to, my first guess would be that he means nature or the universe. The ones who crowned the sun were died as we all will, however they experienced freedom while they lived.
"Our statues
The soaring edifice of our times
Detracted from the ways of the wise
The future will view all history as a crime
So father, tell us when is time to rise"
We literally build statues to worship wise, or great humans. The irony is with each generation we realize just how wrong we are about EVERYTHING and how sickening our behavior is. He says the future will view history as a crime, but I believe many already view history as a crime. When can we ascend this cycle of crimes against ourselves and nature?
"They crowned the sun
They crowned the sun
But I believe that they are free
When their time was done
They were drowned by the only One
But I believe that they are free
They crowned the sun
They crowned the sun
But I believe that they are free
And we believe that they are free
Because I believe that they are me
Washed by the sun"
These 2 stanzas remind us of what he sees as the ideal way of life. I think he is pointing out how we are trying to dominate nature. How much longer will we consider ourselves intelligent before every last one of us is dead?
"We're the day birds Deciding to fly against the sky Within our dreams, we all wake up To kiss the ones who are born to die" He's putting us in the shoes of other earth animals to give us perspective. We all live just to die.
"We're the greying herds Hurting each other with our lives Within our dreams, we all wake up To kiss the ones who are born to die Born to die, born to die" 'greying herds' to me is saying that our race is nearing the end of it's life. We hurt each other simply by following our natural path through existence. Then we're reminded that we are all literally born to die.
"The drum fish They beached themselves in Hara-kiri The blackbirds They fell in thousands from the sky Their red wings Streaming down from the higher seas Deflected by the grounds" This is to me a beautiful way of describing the sad state of our planet. Animals are dying in massive numbers because they cannot deal with climate change.
"They crowned the sun They crowned the sun But I believe that they are free When their time was done They were drowned by the only One But I believe that they are free Washed by the sun" Other earthlings and our own ancestors have no gods, no kings, they crown the Sun. They worship that which gives them life! To me this is could be a reference to the biblical warnings about creating gods and worshiping false idols. I'm not sure what "the only One" refers to, my first guess would be that he means nature or the universe. The ones who crowned the sun were died as we all will, however they experienced freedom while they lived.
"Our statues The soaring edifice of our times Detracted from the ways of the wise The future will view all history as a crime So father, tell us when is time to rise" We literally build statues to worship wise, or great humans. The irony is with each generation we realize just how wrong we are about EVERYTHING and how sickening our behavior is. He says the future will view history as a crime, but I believe many already view history as a crime. When can we ascend this cycle of crimes against ourselves and nature?
"They crowned the sun They crowned the sun But I believe that they are free When their time was done They were drowned by the only One
But I believe that they are free They crowned the sun They crowned the sun But I believe that they are free And we believe that they are free Because I believe that they are me Washed by the sun" These 2 stanzas remind us of what he sees as the ideal way of life. I think he is pointing out how we are trying to dominate nature. How much longer will we consider ourselves intelligent before every last one of us is dead?