The song starts out massive, sounding like something big is about to happen. It then lowers, almost as if its sneaking up but then BAM. It's there.
"And it feels right this time
On his crash course with the big time"
He's basically saying that he feels good that his time to be "big" has arrived. Yo
u feel his anticipation in the rhythm.
"Pay no mind to the distant thunder
New day fills his head with wonder, boy"
He chooses not to focus on the risks of his decision because its distant. Instead ponders the rewards the new day is going to give him.
"Says it feels right this time
Turned it 'round and found the right line"
He's assuring himself that his time to be "big" has come. He's glad he turned his life around, and he found the "right line".
"“Good day to be alive, sir
Good day to be alive,” he says"
His excitement and assurance is palpable.
"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way"
Tunnels are like a shortcut, so instead of working hard to climb over the hill, he decided to take the shortcut and go through it. The light at the end of his tunnel wasn't the beginning of a new better life, but that of a train. The train was the risk he chose to ignore.
The second time this verse is repeated, the beat picks up, and he's realizing that his decision wasn't well thought out.
"Don't it feel right like this?
All the pieces fall to his wish"
He comes to the realization that this was what he was asking for. He hadn't thought it through. Any shortcuts to something this big aren't going to come without risk. Everything had gone down to this moment, and now he has nothing.
"“Sucker for that quick reward, boy
Sucker for that quick reward,” they say"
Other people ridicule him for not thinking.
"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way
It's coming your way"
He knows its going to hit him, and hard.
"Then it comes to be
Then it comes to be"
It's happening. He losses everything.
This song is about knowing what your getting into. Any shortcut to a rich life comes with big risks. You have to think things through before you delve into them, otherwise it will come back to bite you.
The song starts out massive, sounding like something big is about to happen. It then lowers, almost as if its sneaking up but then BAM. It's there.
"And it feels right this time On his crash course with the big time"
He's basically saying that he feels good that his time to be "big" has arrived. Yo u feel his anticipation in the rhythm.
"Pay no mind to the distant thunder New day fills his head with wonder, boy"
He chooses not to focus on the risks of his decision because its distant. Instead ponders the rewards the new day is going to give him.
"Says it feels right this time Turned it 'round and found the right line"
He's assuring himself that his time to be "big" has come. He's glad he turned his life around, and he found the "right line".
"“Good day to be alive, sir Good day to be alive,” he says"
His excitement and assurance is palpable.
"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Was just a freight train coming your way"
Tunnels are like a shortcut, so instead of working hard to climb over the hill, he decided to take the shortcut and go through it. The light at the end of his tunnel wasn't the beginning of a new better life, but that of a train. The train was the risk he chose to ignore. The second time this verse is repeated, the beat picks up, and he's realizing that his decision wasn't well thought out.
"Don't it feel right like this? All the pieces fall to his wish"
He comes to the realization that this was what he was asking for. He hadn't thought it through. Any shortcuts to something this big aren't going to come without risk. Everything had gone down to this moment, and now he has nothing.
"“Sucker for that quick reward, boy Sucker for that quick reward,” they say"
Other people ridicule him for not thinking.
"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Was just a freight train coming your way Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Was just a freight train coming your way It's coming your way"
He knows its going to hit him, and hard.
"Then it comes to be Then it comes to be"
It's happening. He losses everything.
This song is about knowing what your getting into. Any shortcut to a rich life comes with big risks. You have to think things through before you delve into them, otherwise it will come back to bite you.
This song is a masterpiece.
This song is a masterpiece.
Dude, i made an account just to reply to you, this is a very well done explanation of the song...thank you so much!! it IS a masterpiece.
Dude, i made an account just to reply to you, this is a very well done explanation of the song...thank you so much!! it IS a masterpiece.
@alexseaman I actually also made an account just to tell you that your interpretation is blilliant!)
@alexseaman I actually also made an account just to tell you that your interpretation is blilliant!)