"i wonder if I'll see any faces above me
or just cracks in the ceiling
nobody else to blame"
when i first heard these lines, i immediately thought of heaven. questioning if it exists at all.
this songs resonates with me as just a reflection of how he used to be and how he is now, whether that is good or bad. just a change. ive often reflected on my life and have been in awe of all that has happened - the good the bad the mediocre, and questioned what is before me.
great thoughts, i was instantly reminded of fyodor ivanovich's rant on the physical aspects of hell in the brothers karamozov upon hearing those lines. the ceiling or no ceiling debate on the afterlife is quite interesting but even in a more literal deathbed interpretation, or both, these lyrics are quite well thought-out and certainly meaningful.
great thoughts, i was instantly reminded of fyodor ivanovich's rant on the physical aspects of hell in the brothers karamozov upon hearing those lines. the ceiling or no ceiling debate on the afterlife is quite interesting but even in a more literal deathbed interpretation, or both, these lyrics are quite well thought-out and certainly meaningful.
I agree! The best metaphors can be interpreted literally without loss of meaning or beauty.
I agree! The best metaphors can be interpreted literally without loss of meaning or beauty.
I believe Robin intentionally made this metaphor ambiguous so that it can be interpreted both ways. In the first layer of metaphor, the narrator asks if he would see faces looking down on him on his death bead. In the second layer, he is asking if there is really a "man upstairs" (although the lyrics uses the plural, so his questioning extends not only to the existence of a God, but also to the existence of souls in heaven and to angles).
I believe Robin intentionally made this metaphor ambiguous so that it can be interpreted both ways. In the first layer of metaphor, the narrator asks if he would see faces looking down on him on his death bead. In the second layer, he is asking if there is really a "man upstairs" (although the lyrics uses the plural, so his questioning extends not only to the existence of a God, but also to the existence of souls in heaven and to angles).
"i wonder if I'll see any faces above me or just cracks in the ceiling nobody else to blame"
when i first heard these lines, i immediately thought of heaven. questioning if it exists at all.
this songs resonates with me as just a reflection of how he used to be and how he is now, whether that is good or bad. just a change. ive often reflected on my life and have been in awe of all that has happened - the good the bad the mediocre, and questioned what is before me.
I interpret these lines to be at the end of his life, on his deathbed. Are there people around him, or is all he sees the cracks in the ceiling?
I interpret these lines to be at the end of his life, on his deathbed. Are there people around him, or is all he sees the cracks in the ceiling?
great thoughts, i was instantly reminded of fyodor ivanovich's rant on the physical aspects of hell in the brothers karamozov upon hearing those lines. the ceiling or no ceiling debate on the afterlife is quite interesting but even in a more literal deathbed interpretation, or both, these lyrics are quite well thought-out and certainly meaningful.
great thoughts, i was instantly reminded of fyodor ivanovich's rant on the physical aspects of hell in the brothers karamozov upon hearing those lines. the ceiling or no ceiling debate on the afterlife is quite interesting but even in a more literal deathbed interpretation, or both, these lyrics are quite well thought-out and certainly meaningful.
I agree! The best metaphors can be interpreted literally without loss of meaning or beauty.
I agree! The best metaphors can be interpreted literally without loss of meaning or beauty.
I believe Robin intentionally made this metaphor ambiguous so that it can be interpreted both ways. In the first layer of metaphor, the narrator asks if he would see faces looking down on him on his death bead. In the second layer, he is asking if there is really a "man upstairs" (although the lyrics uses the plural, so his questioning extends not only to the existence of a God, but also to the existence of souls in heaven and to angles).
I believe Robin intentionally made this metaphor ambiguous so that it can be interpreted both ways. In the first layer of metaphor, the narrator asks if he would see faces looking down on him on his death bead. In the second layer, he is asking if there is really a "man upstairs" (although the lyrics uses the plural, so his questioning extends not only to the existence of a God, but also to the existence of souls in heaven and to angles).