Big Man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by banjoman43 

Cover art for Big Man lyrics by Boy & Bear

I think this song is about life and its cycles; i.e., people are born and the wilderness grows, but then "it all becomes nothing" and things change. Life has its struggles ("failure," "self-abuse," "broken eyes," etc.) and its worries ("I'm terrified I'll achieve nothing"), but it also has good points ("love" and "wonderful" people who come into our lives?). I also agree that the song is about accepting life how it is ("like we ever had a choice"...there are some things we can't change). Accepting life includes knowing there will be hard times (brokenness, "noise and self-abuse," and little things we complain about) but also focusing on the good things too ("point to the sun," acknowledging how "lucky" you are, etc.). That's just my opinion though.

My Interpretation