I think this song is about going through life, and learning a lot. The whole song has a tone of wisdom, and a kind of knowledge about the aspects of life. In the first two verses he talks about how, in the past, he didn't know enough about the world, and/or didn't have any understanding of how things worked. It's like he's saying, "I know a lot of things now that I didn't know then." However, in the final verse, he says that he has never been young, and that he hasn't changed or learned over time. He's acknowledging that he's just as foolish as when he really was young, and still makes the same mistakes. In short, he's saying that, during his existence, he feels like he has grown as a person, only to find that he is still as imperfect as his past self.
Certainly a message I can relate to. I don't listen to a lot of Michael Gira, but this song is absolutely legendary, beautiful and downright poetic.
I think this song is about going through life, and learning a lot. The whole song has a tone of wisdom, and a kind of knowledge about the aspects of life. In the first two verses he talks about how, in the past, he didn't know enough about the world, and/or didn't have any understanding of how things worked. It's like he's saying, "I know a lot of things now that I didn't know then." However, in the final verse, he says that he has never been young, and that he hasn't changed or learned over time. He's acknowledging that he's just as foolish as when he really was young, and still makes the same mistakes. In short, he's saying that, during his existence, he feels like he has grown as a person, only to find that he is still as imperfect as his past self.
Certainly a message I can relate to. I don't listen to a lot of Michael Gira, but this song is absolutely legendary, beautiful and downright poetic.