One thing I know for sure is that Jack White was inspired to write this song by seeing huge lily pads, 6-feet or even more in diameter, in South America. I think the lyrics represent the fragile state our world is now in - and how fragile (and most probably well on the way to completely destroyed) our world will be in the coming years. For the life desperately clinging to it, that is. Hence, we are on temporary ground. This is just a quickie comment, I'll post more ideas I have about this when I have time!
One thing I know for sure is that Jack White was inspired to write this song by seeing huge lily pads, 6-feet or even more in diameter, in South America. I think the lyrics represent the fragile state our world is now in - and how fragile (and most probably well on the way to completely destroyed) our world will be in the coming years. For the life desperately clinging to it, that is. Hence, we are on temporary ground. This is just a quickie comment, I'll post more ideas I have about this when I have time!