The first section is saying that once you've done all you can do about a situation, continuing to reflect on it will only bring you sadness. They close it out with a bold statement that this is where all sadness comes from.
When all that's left to do
Is reflect on what's been done
This is where sadness breaths
The sadness of everyone
The rest of the song is a depiction of a painful or disturbing memory about a death that occurred at a place called Otter Creek, presumably in York Pensylvania where the band is originally from, and perhaps by the fault of the storyteller.
Where the singer starts to become the most intense, he inserts the mantra to "Be here now"... In other words, he's reminding himself of the first section and telling himself to "be in the here and now", not to dwell on the past. *It's a very common prescription for people who deal with traumatic experiences.
Considering how amped up the song becomes as it progresses, his mantra of "Be Here Now" is not enough to hold back the flood of sadness and anger associated with the memory.
The first section is saying that once you've done all you can do about a situation, continuing to reflect on it will only bring you sadness. They close it out with a bold statement that this is where all sadness comes from.
When all that's left to do Is reflect on what's been done This is where sadness breaths The sadness of everyone
The rest of the song is a depiction of a painful or disturbing memory about a death that occurred at a place called Otter Creek, presumably in York Pensylvania where the band is originally from, and perhaps by the fault of the storyteller.
Where the singer starts to become the most intense, he inserts the mantra to "Be here now"... In other words, he's reminding himself of the first section and telling himself to "be in the here and now", not to dwell on the past. *It's a very common prescription for people who deal with traumatic experiences.
Considering how amped up the song becomes as it progresses, his mantra of "Be Here Now" is not enough to hold back the flood of sadness and anger associated with the memory.