Different take. 'Come a Little Closer' meaning relates to a spiritual change that is broader than a biblical God/Christ definition. From the beginning, "Time shakes, found you at the water. At first you were my father, Now I love you like a brother.... Means he sees things bigger, beyond religion's heaven & hell, God/Jesus has teachings to help like a brother's advice. VIDEO shows him shoving Sun to the side and the vast Universe apears. God has become more than a Jesus figure (now a brother). which is why video has a Universe message (planets in orbit etc) Lyric "This world at times will blind you." shows the earth cracking and an evolving planet -- signaling his understanding the billions of years old the planet has existed.
"Time shakes, found you at the water
At first you were my father
Now I love you like a brother
Earthquakes shake the dust behind you
This world, at times will blind you
Still, I know I'll see you there"
Lyric: come a little closer then you'll see, things aren't always what they seem to be. Relates to questioning his own faith in a religion (likely programmed as a child) and challenges listner to question too. Seeing and dreaming things that contradict what religion is selling - 'come a little closer then you'll see.
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Come on, come on, come on
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Come on, come on, come on
Do you understand the things that you've been seein'?
Come on, come on, come on
Do you understand the things that you've been dreamin'?
Come a little closer, then you'll see
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Upon realizing he's here experiencing life on his own - he writes, "the heavy word's upon your shoulders," shows he knows the burden of living, then questions if life just ends (smolder away) or burn on. [Could also mean giving up and just existing "smolder" or have the motivation to keep going strong with goals etc "burn on." "Change it" means going from just existing to being alert, involved with what's around you....and either way you'll see him there (mark of friendship.).
Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders
Will we burn on or just smolder?
Somehow, I know I'll find you there
Ooh, you wanna see if you can change it
Change it
Still, I know I'll see you there
~~~
"Ten thousand" # may be arbitrary- no sign of why that particular number. "Stand alone now" means a minor few will get "it," life isn't answered through a religion, fear, savior construct. The days will rise and set regardless and the few sang along as time flies by.
Ten thousand people stand alone now
And in the evening, the sun sank
Tomorrow it will rise
Time flies by
They all sang along
Time flies by
They all sang along
Time flies by
They all sang along
Time flies by, by
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Bottom line, he wants people to open their eyes to the vastness of the Universe, go though bad and good, and he shows being grasped by a bird taking him upward through a hole, only to fight of and go to visit a place like he'll- -- to push out into Universe given example both places, heaven and hell, are fictional. He then travels through the planet not knowing where he'll land, looks back at earth where the people are dying in being blinded the the world.
Ty for reading. Just an interpretation for thought ????. Next time will write elsewhere and paste it in here. Going back and forth with lyrics/video was cumbersome.
Different take. 'Come a Little Closer' meaning relates to a spiritual change that is broader than a biblical God/Christ definition. From the beginning, "Time shakes, found you at the water. At first you were my father, Now I love you like a brother.... Means he sees things bigger, beyond religion's heaven & hell, God/Jesus has teachings to help like a brother's advice. VIDEO shows him shoving Sun to the side and the vast Universe apears. God has become more than a Jesus figure (now a brother). which is why video has a Universe message (planets in orbit etc) Lyric "This world at times will blind you." shows the earth cracking and an evolving planet -- signaling his understanding the billions of years old the planet has existed.
"Time shakes, found you at the water At first you were my father Now I love you like a brother Earthquakes shake the dust behind you This world, at times will blind you Still, I know I'll see you there"