You have the correct lyrics with the CD. Also, as always, the correct lyrics are on Porcupine Tree's Website. I wonder how you can discuss about the correct lyrics with all this possibilities.
Definitely the best song of the new album, maybe the best song they ever wrote, too. As you may know the whole CD is a concept album about a kid/teenager who's unable to deal with the modern world. Starting with a description of the life, ending with suicide (or with love, though I think this is just an interpretation from some optimists, if you read the whole text of "Sleep Together").
Anyway, to say something about this song:
In the first part the teenager describes the senselessness of his existence. In the chorus he first starts to fall into a depression with realising he is actually more a ghost than a human. Not really living in this world, just existing. Without any sense, without attention from anyone. But just as he starts with this thoughts, he stops himself by saying "Shut up, be happy, stop whining please.". He tries not to let this thoughts getting the upper hand.
In part two we have a description of the life you have when you successfully stopped this thoughts. An empty, boring life as a consumer. With nothing you can really look forward to, your mind is switched off. I guess I don't have to explain that any longer.
Part three...what a beautiful song...
First it's just a picture he describes. How he looks to the sea and the waves. In combination with the music I guess he is there to have a distance from reality. To have some space to dream a bit. You can compare this short way of the waves with his own life as well, maybe this is why he is smiling into the sun. A little way to the shoreline and everything is over. No sign of pain.
While he's doing this he sees his (first) love. He is just watching her and notices that she doesn't share this feeling with him as she is turning away from him. That's why "There's black across the sun".
I hope it's understandable. The more I want to say, the more I notice the problems I have to express what I want to say in english...
You have the correct lyrics with the CD. Also, as always, the correct lyrics are on Porcupine Tree's Website. I wonder how you can discuss about the correct lyrics with all this possibilities. Definitely the best song of the new album, maybe the best song they ever wrote, too. As you may know the whole CD is a concept album about a kid/teenager who's unable to deal with the modern world. Starting with a description of the life, ending with suicide (or with love, though I think this is just an interpretation from some optimists, if you read the whole text of "Sleep Together"). Anyway, to say something about this song: In the first part the teenager describes the senselessness of his existence. In the chorus he first starts to fall into a depression with realising he is actually more a ghost than a human. Not really living in this world, just existing. Without any sense, without attention from anyone. But just as he starts with this thoughts, he stops himself by saying "Shut up, be happy, stop whining please.". He tries not to let this thoughts getting the upper hand. In part two we have a description of the life you have when you successfully stopped this thoughts. An empty, boring life as a consumer. With nothing you can really look forward to, your mind is switched off. I guess I don't have to explain that any longer. Part three...what a beautiful song... First it's just a picture he describes. How he looks to the sea and the waves. In combination with the music I guess he is there to have a distance from reality. To have some space to dream a bit. You can compare this short way of the waves with his own life as well, maybe this is why he is smiling into the sun. A little way to the shoreline and everything is over. No sign of pain. While he's doing this he sees his (first) love. He is just watching her and notices that she doesn't share this feeling with him as she is turning away from him. That's why "There's black across the sun".
I hope it's understandable. The more I want to say, the more I notice the problems I have to express what I want to say in english...