Each verse also kinda reminds me of reading a news story in a newspaper. A bomb explodes and kills people. A drought kills thousands in Africa. Pop science. Sports. What miracles, what things that civilization and now the technological revolution have brought us.
"The way we look to a distant constellation that's dying in the corner of the sky." -- ever wished upon a star? or looked at the heavens and prayed, or wondered if there's a god out there, if suffering has meaning, or the reason for your pain in the world? I think that's what's meant, but we're out praying on a star that long ago died out, even though we don't know it yet...
"the way the camera follows us in slo-mo, the way we look to us all" -- for some reason this reminds me of those save the children ads, showing children with bloated bellies running, turning slowly. i think it means there's a certain humanity to be recognized if we really look at any other person.
There's definitely a juxtaposition in this song between the developed, civilized world and those that still have to deal with rampant poverty, wars, /drought/disease, and so forth.... perhaps while many of us still sit in relative comfort and luxury, only giving the passing thought to the problems of the world, a passing prayer, but not realizing how our lives and lifestyles are intertwined with their suffering... I feel I see those that are horribly affected by these tragedies are out there praying as well, but perhaps in the song it mostly focuses on the passing thoughts of privileged western peoples... I can't help seeing it from the POV of those who experienced these things though.
Sorry if this is piecemeal, but to me this song is still vignettes. This is what I see so far in this song.
I think you're right about the juxtapositions, especially with regard to the miracles and wonder of modern science and the opposite uses they're put to use for. The age which can keep a boy alive in a bubble send remotely guided missiles to destroy, can look at particles from the edge of the universe but can't see what's happening here on earth. Brilliant song.
I think you're right about the juxtapositions, especially with regard to the miracles and wonder of modern science and the opposite uses they're put to use for. The age which can keep a boy alive in a bubble send remotely guided missiles to destroy, can look at particles from the edge of the universe but can't see what's happening here on earth. Brilliant song.
Each verse also kinda reminds me of reading a news story in a newspaper. A bomb explodes and kills people. A drought kills thousands in Africa. Pop science. Sports. What miracles, what things that civilization and now the technological revolution have brought us.
"The way we look to a distant constellation that's dying in the corner of the sky." -- ever wished upon a star? or looked at the heavens and prayed, or wondered if there's a god out there, if suffering has meaning, or the reason for your pain in the world? I think that's what's meant, but we're out praying on a star that long ago died out, even though we don't know it yet...
"the way the camera follows us in slo-mo, the way we look to us all" -- for some reason this reminds me of those save the children ads, showing children with bloated bellies running, turning slowly. i think it means there's a certain humanity to be recognized if we really look at any other person.
There's definitely a juxtaposition in this song between the developed, civilized world and those that still have to deal with rampant poverty, wars, /drought/disease, and so forth.... perhaps while many of us still sit in relative comfort and luxury, only giving the passing thought to the problems of the world, a passing prayer, but not realizing how our lives and lifestyles are intertwined with their suffering... I feel I see those that are horribly affected by these tragedies are out there praying as well, but perhaps in the song it mostly focuses on the passing thoughts of privileged western peoples... I can't help seeing it from the POV of those who experienced these things though.
Sorry if this is piecemeal, but to me this song is still vignettes. This is what I see so far in this song.
I think you're right about the juxtapositions, especially with regard to the miracles and wonder of modern science and the opposite uses they're put to use for. The age which can keep a boy alive in a bubble send remotely guided missiles to destroy, can look at particles from the edge of the universe but can't see what's happening here on earth. Brilliant song.
I think you're right about the juxtapositions, especially with regard to the miracles and wonder of modern science and the opposite uses they're put to use for. The age which can keep a boy alive in a bubble send remotely guided missiles to destroy, can look at particles from the edge of the universe but can't see what's happening here on earth. Brilliant song.
Yes, the key to the song is the juxtapositions. (See comments of theofromcanada.)
Yes, the key to the song is the juxtapositions. (See comments of theofromcanada.)