One of the most telling lines in the song is 'Ignore the walking shade' - a shade is the spirit or ghost of a dead person. The reason I say this line is so telling is I believe this song is about accepting the end or death on one's own terms. The truth of the matter is we're all going to die, this song is looking at death in a different way, more as a new beginning rather then a final ending. I believe that line to mean ignore the gloom & doom of death and embrace it as sort of passage into the next life, perhaps reincarnation even. The lyrics also speak of being strong when you know death is approaching you, to have faith that you are indeed going to a better place.
One of the most telling lines in the song is 'Ignore the walking shade' - a shade is the spirit or ghost of a dead person. The reason I say this line is so telling is I believe this song is about accepting the end or death on one's own terms. The truth of the matter is we're all going to die, this song is looking at death in a different way, more as a new beginning rather then a final ending. I believe that line to mean ignore the gloom & doom of death and embrace it as sort of passage into the next life, perhaps reincarnation even. The lyrics also speak of being strong when you know death is approaching you, to have faith that you are indeed going to a better place.