When I heard this song I thought of the members of the homeless community (i.e. Skid Row, plus throughout the rest of the city) who are victims to the elements, lack of nourishment, drugs, alcohol, etc. The lyrics "We were scattered 'cross your dirty streets/We were dying one by one" particularly brings this image to mind.
I'm not certain what the "Big One" references, whether it's the will of God or a meteor or something that people think will destroy the earth. What do you all think? Why would the city fall into the sea?
I also am puzzled by "And we will know then that your work is done." Who is the "your" referenced here? Is it the city itself? And, if so, what is the "work" that is finished?
When I heard this song I thought of the members of the homeless community (i.e. Skid Row, plus throughout the rest of the city) who are victims to the elements, lack of nourishment, drugs, alcohol, etc. The lyrics "We were scattered 'cross your dirty streets/We were dying one by one" particularly brings this image to mind.
I'm not certain what the "Big One" references, whether it's the will of God or a meteor or something that people think will destroy the earth. What do you all think? Why would the city fall into the sea?
I also am puzzled by "And we will know then that your work is done." Who is the "your" referenced here? Is it the city itself? And, if so, what is the "work" that is finished?