Like many of Peart's interpretations of various philosophical constructs, this song points out the pointless of what we do through the span of time, yet every moment means something that define who and what we are. It is the ultimate dichotomy. Literally, in universal time, we are nothing more than nanoseconds of nanoseconds of existence, yet even when we take what we do, and look it from the perspective of what happens just before it, and just after it (Peart's moment), these collective moments are meant to define us. For Peart, a solid reputation and being liked/loved by all seems to be the human ideal. Easily destroyed with a singular action(s), we must consciously approach everything we do with deliberate thought so as to make every moment matter. But in the end, Time is the ultimate jest. It doesn't matter.
Treat one another well while we are here, for our time is short. and even for those times we are remembered beyond our mortal coils, we may be lucky enough to have something nice to be remembered by. The human ideal.
Like many of Peart's interpretations of various philosophical constructs, this song points out the pointless of what we do through the span of time, yet every moment means something that define who and what we are. It is the ultimate dichotomy. Literally, in universal time, we are nothing more than nanoseconds of nanoseconds of existence, yet even when we take what we do, and look it from the perspective of what happens just before it, and just after it (Peart's moment), these collective moments are meant to define us. For Peart, a solid reputation and being liked/loved by all seems to be the human ideal. Easily destroyed with a singular action(s), we must consciously approach everything we do with deliberate thought so as to make every moment matter. But in the end, Time is the ultimate jest. It doesn't matter.
Treat one another well while we are here, for our time is short. and even for those times we are remembered beyond our mortal coils, we may be lucky enough to have something nice to be remembered by. The human ideal.