The Shooting Star Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RoodyPoo 

Cover art for The Shooting Star lyrics by Gojira

It seems to be about breaking out of the cycle of illusion. You must stay away from the darkness (ignorance) to see the shooting star (knowledge). Following your beacon out of our universe and through the cold that numbs your memory away, you find yourself cleansed of ego and memory. On the other side, you send a sign to yourself (the shooting star) and you reconcile these two realities.
In the beginning you must let go In order to follow your star, in the end you must hold on, thus reconciling the two realities. The paradox.

My Interpretation

@RoodyPoo It's about letting go of a loved one. Joe lost his mother during the making of this album.

"everlasting love is ever growing Hang onto what you have and let it grow Everlasting love is ever dying It's in the past, you have to let it go"

it's about the breaking out of the past. The shooting star symbolises the ought to march on forward. "departure has arrived, don't look back." "avoid the darkness, stay away, stay out of sight until you feel the blast of a shooting star" It simply means that you have to stay in tact...

@RoodyPoo It's about letting go of a loved one. Joe lost his mother during the making of this album.

"everlasting love is ever growing Hang onto what you have and let it grow Everlasting love is ever dying It's in the past, you have to let it go"

it's about the breaking out of the past. The shooting star symbolises the ought to march on forward. "departure has arrived, don't look back." "avoid the darkness, stay away, stay out of sight until you feel the blast of a shooting star" It simply means that you have to stay in tact...