This song is about loneliness. More than that, it is about longing. It is about the almost universal human desire to be loved and understood.
The key is the very first verse:
"In a matter of a moment
Lost till the end of time
It's the evening of another day
And the end of mine"
Evening is not the end of the day for people with friends and family. Evening is a social time of day for most people- but not our player. Nothing is going to happen for this individual. They have thoughts, feelings and philosophies that they believe could be appreciated by someone other than himself. They feel they have worth that others- or the "right" other- haven't seen. So, in their longing they turn to the universe, hoping that out there somewhere is someone who shares their values, their insights, their philosophies. They pin their hopes on the scientific, the ethereal, the transcendent, the preter- or supernatural even. Quantum physics, wormholes, time space continua, inter-galactic communication/observation.
So, there's a lot of science, yes. And it is a song written to/for nerds, but not exclusively. For loneliness is a universal phenomenon.
This song is about loneliness. More than that, it is about longing. It is about the almost universal human desire to be loved and understood.
The key is the very first verse:
"In a matter of a moment
Lost till the end of time
It's the evening of another day
And the end of mine"
Evening is not the end of the day for people with friends and family. Evening is a social time of day for most people- but not our player. Nothing is going to happen for this individual. They have thoughts, feelings and philosophies that they believe could be appreciated by someone other than himself. They feel they have worth that others- or the "right" other- haven't seen. So, in their longing they turn to the universe, hoping that out there somewhere is someone who shares their values, their insights, their philosophies. They pin their hopes on the scientific, the ethereal, the transcendent, the preter- or supernatural even. Quantum physics, wormholes, time space continua, inter-galactic communication/observation.
So, there's a lot of science, yes. And it is a song written to/for nerds, but not exclusively. For loneliness is a universal phenomenon.
It's an achingly beautiful song.
[Edit: (Used wrong word)]