This is about the cycle of life and death. In life we have desires and wishes which become our drive, our motivation to face all the difficulties in our day to day lives. Without these things may appear futile and meaningless. “Trying to find a part of me that’s still alive.”
Chris was not a young man when writing these lyrics. “Summer turns to autumn, winter turns to spring. And it all flies by...” He had seen the compilation of experiences people call memory, and how quickly a face or an image of joy or sorrow can become lost in the sands of time.
The chorus: Chris speaks of the importance a person’s sense of fulfillment can have upon them. Feeling as though one has nothing to lose. Some wishes are laid to rest as the dream of a dead man, and for other ones a person would give everything to see them brought to life.
The rest of the lyrics work to further visualize the death of memories and wishes. “Flies hovering above my head,” “Memories for a pillow and regret for a bed,” “Sunken ship ever does come in.” Chris had witnessed the years pass by...the changing of the seasons. He had seen lives shine in and out of the spotlight, as flowers blooming for a season before withering away.
This song evokes a state of sorrowful beauty which will live on, though Chris rests beneath the earth...another dead memory, another sunken ship beneath the depths of a burning lake. A feeling to spark another wish to chase with nothing in this world to lose.
This is about the cycle of life and death. In life we have desires and wishes which become our drive, our motivation to face all the difficulties in our day to day lives. Without these things may appear futile and meaningless. “Trying to find a part of me that’s still alive.”
Chris was not a young man when writing these lyrics. “Summer turns to autumn, winter turns to spring. And it all flies by...” He had seen the compilation of experiences people call memory, and how quickly a face or an image of joy or sorrow can become lost in the sands of time.
The chorus: Chris speaks of the importance a person’s sense of fulfillment can have upon them. Feeling as though one has nothing to lose. Some wishes are laid to rest as the dream of a dead man, and for other ones a person would give everything to see them brought to life.
The rest of the lyrics work to further visualize the death of memories and wishes. “Flies hovering above my head,” “Memories for a pillow and regret for a bed,” “Sunken ship ever does come in.” Chris had witnessed the years pass by...the changing of the seasons. He had seen lives shine in and out of the spotlight, as flowers blooming for a season before withering away.
This song evokes a state of sorrowful beauty which will live on, though Chris rests beneath the earth...another dead memory, another sunken ship beneath the depths of a burning lake. A feeling to spark another wish to chase with nothing in this world to lose.