To me, this song is about regret and wasting time on this earth - of wanting to find life's meaning but never having looked, though beauty has been all around you. This song and "Find the River" make me feel the same; some see (River" as optimistic, but it's another sad one for me. Must be me projecting myself and my outlook onto the songs? It's a desperately sad song to me, but one of their most beautiful. Also, Mike M's thin, reedy voice has that hidden-behind quality that adds good effect to the song.
To me, this song is about regret and wasting time on this earth - of wanting to find life's meaning but never having looked, though beauty has been all around you. This song and "Find the River" make me feel the same; some see (River" as optimistic, but it's another sad one for me. Must be me projecting myself and my outlook onto the songs? It's a desperately sad song to me, but one of their most beautiful. Also, Mike M's thin, reedy voice has that hidden-behind quality that adds good effect to the song.