This appropriately grand work starts with the idea of being consciously aware of our beauty, of existence, the human experience of joy and the mortality of everyone in our lives. Thus, rather than saying "all of your goodbyes" at death, we should communicate how we appreciate our precious time together while we are still in this wonder of life. Finally, while it's not always easy maintaining relationships, those we value are not simply out of sight, out of mind, like the illusion of the setting sun.
That's one brief spin on it anyway, but I don't think there's anything intended about the afterlife. Au contraire, it's about life. It was the first thing on my .mp3 randomizer when I woke up this morning, so I guess it got me thinking, and for the whole experience my sincere thanks to Mr. Coyne. In introducing the song at Austin Music Hall 2010, he dedicated it to an old friend and jam buddy in Dallas who had recently committed suicide. Realizing he had lived only so far away as Oklahoma, he expressed his regret that it had been too long since he had been to Texas to see him.
This appropriately grand work starts with the idea of being consciously aware of our beauty, of existence, the human experience of joy and the mortality of everyone in our lives. Thus, rather than saying "all of your goodbyes" at death, we should communicate how we appreciate our precious time together while we are still in this wonder of life. Finally, while it's not always easy maintaining relationships, those we value are not simply out of sight, out of mind, like the illusion of the setting sun.
That's one brief spin on it anyway, but I don't think there's anything intended about the afterlife. Au contraire, it's about life. It was the first thing on my .mp3 randomizer when I woke up this morning, so I guess it got me thinking, and for the whole experience my sincere thanks to Mr. Coyne. In introducing the song at Austin Music Hall 2010, he dedicated it to an old friend and jam buddy in Dallas who had recently committed suicide. Realizing he had lived only so far away as Oklahoma, he expressed his regret that it had been too long since he had been to Texas to see him.