I think it's quite simply just a song about how we keep evolving and trying to find truth, or the closest thing we can get to it. Religion did it for a while and served its purpose but our growing thirst for knowledge about ourselves, our planet, our solar system and "the great beyond" continues to drive us and will continue to unveil more and more truths. I think the final lines are just about Fanning's sense of amazement at what we continue to discover and how truly awe inspiring it really is.
I think it's quite simply just a song about how we keep evolving and trying to find truth, or the closest thing we can get to it. Religion did it for a while and served its purpose but our growing thirst for knowledge about ourselves, our planet, our solar system and "the great beyond" continues to drive us and will continue to unveil more and more truths. I think the final lines are just about Fanning's sense of amazement at what we continue to discover and how truly awe inspiring it really is.