Lyric discussion by oobiedoob 

this is what i hear in the fourth stanza:

"docile living lusters forming pools beneath her feet invertebrates that only she can see and i say 'what on earth are all these engines for?' she says 'exactly, we're not gonna wait around here anymore.'"

"she" turns his question into a pun with her answer. it makes sense to me considering the next line:

"systems back down slow watch the dust cloud rescind."

like a space shuttle's engines & the settling debris in the lauch zone? maybe i'm wrong.

You guys need to remember that the theme here is science, hence: "I said, 'what on earth are all these AMPOULES for'"

Also, "I piloted my distance to the ground"

"I made some new connection to extend them all"

"Systems back down slow, watch the dust cloud rescind"

ampoules

wow that really changes the way i think of those lines.

it seems very obvious now.. thanks!

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