I love the way the instrumentation helps convey the message of the song.
That disjointed riff on a guitar that sounds thin, wispy, almost a little bit broken, but man is it trying. Gradually getting lifted up by all the other parts until the song switches to its relative major -- so it's not really a full switch to a major key but it "made it close".
And then the ending which falls back into the depression or the intrusive thoughts or however you interpret it, but by returning to the beginning it carries the implication that even though he didn't quite manage to lift himself out of this, it was worth the effort and he's going to try again.
And the title which might imply that all these attempts to find meaning in life are the meaning of life.
I love the way the instrumentation helps convey the message of the song. That disjointed riff on a guitar that sounds thin, wispy, almost a little bit broken, but man is it trying. Gradually getting lifted up by all the other parts until the song switches to its relative major -- so it's not really a full switch to a major key but it "made it close". And then the ending which falls back into the depression or the intrusive thoughts or however you interpret it, but by returning to the beginning it carries the implication that even though he didn't quite manage to lift himself out of this, it was worth the effort and he's going to try again.
And the title which might imply that all these attempts to find meaning in life are the meaning of life.
[Edit: edited for clarity]