I have to disagree with so many of you who think this is a depressing song. This song is about depression, but it is a song of hope. The key is in the lyrics:
In a little while I'll be gone
The moments already passed
Yeah it's gone
The song then guides you through that period of dissonance with the string section at the end. Thom's voice (sounds like a cry) is barely audible throughout the period of dissonance, yet it is there. Then it rises out of the dissonance and is clear and loud again as the song closes. In essence we go through the moment of dissonance with him and then we are with him as it passes and is audibly gone. The lyrics set up the moment for us and then we audibly experience the moment and its passing. It just feels so personal to go through it with Thom, that is why this song is so meaningful. If you are depressed or have ever been depressed there is so much hope in the realization that it is truly just a moment in your life, and it will pass. The song is filled with hope and is brilliant!
I have to disagree with so many of you who think this is a depressing song. This song is about depression, but it is a song of hope. The key is in the lyrics: In a little while I'll be gone The moments already passed Yeah it's gone The song then guides you through that period of dissonance with the string section at the end. Thom's voice (sounds like a cry) is barely audible throughout the period of dissonance, yet it is there. Then it rises out of the dissonance and is clear and loud again as the song closes. In essence we go through the moment of dissonance with him and then we are with him as it passes and is audibly gone. The lyrics set up the moment for us and then we audibly experience the moment and its passing. It just feels so personal to go through it with Thom, that is why this song is so meaningful. If you are depressed or have ever been depressed there is so much hope in the realization that it is truly just a moment in your life, and it will pass. The song is filled with hope and is brilliant!