This song is not about war although they're using that as a metaphor. It's about looking back at a life that was not fulfilled for some reason. I think they wanted to transmit the way many people feel when reaching a certain point in life.
@patmo85
I think he's singing about himself ('the young men') and his experiences with depression and epilepsy.
The most harrowing line "these rituals showed up the door for our wanderings" - I have been trying to work out the meaning for 40 years.
Rituals of coming of age? Pubs? Girlfriends? Maybe they seemed like rituals to him, and he found real satisfaction in none of them.
This song is not about war although they're using that as a metaphor. It's about looking back at a life that was not fulfilled for some reason. I think they wanted to transmit the way many people feel when reaching a certain point in life.
@patmo85
@patmo85
I think he's singing about himself ('the young men') and his experiences with depression and epilepsy.
I think he's singing about himself ('the young men') and his experiences with depression and epilepsy.
The most harrowing line "these rituals showed up the door for our wanderings" - I have been trying to work out the meaning for 40 years.
The most harrowing line "these rituals showed up the door for our wanderings" - I have been trying to work out the meaning for 40 years.
Rituals of coming of age? Pubs? Girlfriends? Maybe they seemed like rituals to him, and he found real satisfaction in none of them.
Rituals of coming of age? Pubs? Girlfriends? Maybe they seemed like rituals to him, and he found real satisfaction in none of them.