Alien Days

This may be a very literal translation so I look forward to hearing other fans interpretations. This song is a really a poem. An inner voice is speaking to his/herself. The song is a moment of self-reflection and thinking.

Sometimes the windows combine with the seams In a way That twitches on A peak at the place Where the spirit was slain

The song begins with the speaker trying and failing to fall asleep. In the darkness of the room, the speaker cannot see where the windows begin and the walls start. Staring off into space, the speaker's thoughts turn to a crushing memory or experience in their life.

Hey! One foot leads to another Nights for sleep, blue curtains, covers Sequins in the eyes That’s a fine time to dine Divine who’s circling Feeding the cards to the midwives Love those alien days The nonstop alien days Ooh, the alien days

The speaker gets out of bed, restlessly walks around their home, and eats a midnight snack? I'm not too sure how about these lines, but this is a beautiful verse.

Must’ve skipped the ship and joined the team For a ride A couple hours to learn the controls And commandeer both my eyes

The speaker feels they missed an opportunity and joined the team. The team being a symbol for graduating from college and getting a stable yet unfulfilling career.

Hey! Be quick dear, times are uncertain One month crawling, next year blur Decades in the drain Monograms on the brain

Act fast. Life does not wait for you. The daily grind of the 9-5 cycle are "decades in the drain" that leave "monograms on the brain". A better way of showing the relationship between work and conspicuous consumption. The ubiquity of logos, brands and advertisements and how they have become ingrained into our collective consciousness.

Decide what’s working And what’s moved on to the last phase The floodgate alien days I love those alien days Ooh, the alien days

The speaker remembers to accept the challenge of being more conscious of their emotional intelligence and how to improve that by making positive changes in ones life. Those positive changes don't happen overnight, and doing so is often a difficult, anxiety-ridden process. This process overwhelms the speaker yet he/she appears to be at peace with those thoughts. Possibly because the speaker is now at a place of total self-acceptance and is no longer holding regret in their heart. There is nostalgia for the alien days when life felt like it was closing in on the speaker.

When the peels are down It feels like traveling in style You don’t need wings to hover Forty ton stones for a mile And in the summer, virgin visions Mindless humming Numbers can’t decide If the day’s supposed to smile

I can't decipher much from these lines. The last two is about pleasant weather being irrelevant to one's outlook on life.

Today we find infinite ways it could be Any worse It’s a blessing and it’s also a curse Those days have taught me everything I know How to catch a feeling And when to let it go

The speaker laments how having socio-economic privilege makes one feel guilty for discussing problems aren't as severe or life-threatening as those in more dire circumstances. While you should be thankful for living a comfortable, sheltered life, there's no end to the idea that your life "could be worse" because the chain of human misery is endless and using that cliché to help you feel better is another example of exercising your privilege.

The days of frustration and anxiety have shaped the speaker into who they are now: a wiser, hopeful soul The speaker learned to accept loss while looking for more things to gain and share.

How all the scheming, soulless creatures Can’t find dreamer’s honey in the hive If it’s right beneath their nose

The speaker sees the limitations of the inherent cynicism in the modern condition. We all have talents, hopes, illusions and dreams yet we never rise to become our higher selves.

And when the light is new The sky shows trembling cartoons You don’t need smoke to cover Most of the world in a gloom But here comes racer number 7 Watch my fingers Ripping out the lines

If it looks like we could lose If it looks like we could lose If it looks like we could lose If it looks like we could lose

..These are the most exciting lines in the song mainly because I have no idea what they could mean. I look forward other people's thoughts on the end of the song. I'm just soaking up the energy I feel from this song. These guys keep getting better.