I interpret this song as his way of coming to spiritual acceptance of his mortality. The lyrics, particularly the last half, show how he has come to grips with his fears about mortality, the purpose of his existence and his place in the universe by remembering that "yerself is steam," aka we are more than just our biological, carbon-decaying bodies. He is at peace now. His feelings of fear, doubt, being trapped, etc are gone, and he is accepts that death is not an ending.
He realizes that to worry and fret over these issues is pointless, that "what's lost will never be found;" and he is ok with that. He ends the song with" keep spinning in circles until you break new ground," aka since there is no point in worrying about these things, you might as well live your life fully while on Earth, always trying to break new ground or elevate one's consciousness, thus preparing one for the amazing journey as "steam" that is to come after death.
I interpret this song as his way of coming to spiritual acceptance of his mortality. The lyrics, particularly the last half, show how he has come to grips with his fears about mortality, the purpose of his existence and his place in the universe by remembering that "yerself is steam," aka we are more than just our biological, carbon-decaying bodies. He is at peace now. His feelings of fear, doubt, being trapped, etc are gone, and he is accepts that death is not an ending.
He realizes that to worry and fret over these issues is pointless, that "what's lost will never be found;" and he is ok with that. He ends the song with" keep spinning in circles until you break new ground," aka since there is no point in worrying about these things, you might as well live your life fully while on Earth, always trying to break new ground or elevate one's consciousness, thus preparing one for the amazing journey as "steam" that is to come after death.