I think this song is about the transient nature of all things and how it's best to not become too attached to anything in this realm because, in the end, night still comes.
But I also have some suspicion that this song might hint at some aspect of ourselves that is not impermanent. Consider the lyrics in the context of ideas regarding the soul, karma, and reincarnation.
"My brain makes drugs to keep me slow" - regarding the illusion that is normal consciousness. What a hilarious joke that is. Very few people really understand this and even fewer are able to "pierce the veil" of illusion.
The second verse is a little more straightforward, but the last line "But I've revenged myself, all over myself" is, to me, the most mysterious. Perhaps it speaks to reincarnation.
"Did it poison my food? Is it 'cause I'm a girl. If I puked up some sonnets would you call me a miracle?" Karma perhaps??
A falling star could be a metaphor for a moment. Catching a falling star could mean "being in the moment", however you cannot hold on to a falling star forever and the same could be said for any moment. "But wash your hands of it" speaks to the principle of detachment.
"You never held it at the right angle" The angle might be the trajectory of one's life. Holding it at the right angle might be the ultimate goal. Prior deviations from this path may be the reason we're here in this incarnation.
LOL I really bent these lyrics to fit my worldview, didn't I? I'd be interested to hear someone else do the same, but differently.
I think this song is about the transient nature of all things and how it's best to not become too attached to anything in this realm because, in the end, night still comes.
But I also have some suspicion that this song might hint at some aspect of ourselves that is not impermanent. Consider the lyrics in the context of ideas regarding the soul, karma, and reincarnation.
"My brain makes drugs to keep me slow" - regarding the illusion that is normal consciousness. What a hilarious joke that is. Very few people really understand this and even fewer are able to "pierce the veil" of illusion.
The second verse is a little more straightforward, but the last line "But I've revenged myself, all over myself" is, to me, the most mysterious. Perhaps it speaks to reincarnation.
"Did it poison my food? Is it 'cause I'm a girl. If I puked up some sonnets would you call me a miracle?" Karma perhaps??
A falling star could be a metaphor for a moment. Catching a falling star could mean "being in the moment", however you cannot hold on to a falling star forever and the same could be said for any moment. "But wash your hands of it" speaks to the principle of detachment.
"You never held it at the right angle" The angle might be the trajectory of one's life. Holding it at the right angle might be the ultimate goal. Prior deviations from this path may be the reason we're here in this incarnation.
LOL I really bent these lyrics to fit my worldview, didn't I? I'd be interested to hear someone else do the same, but differently.
@mjship11 I agree completely.. Thank you for this post.
@mjship11 I agree completely.. Thank you for this post.