My interpretation is that this song is about the Universe and Religion. The last stanza is an obvious reference to the Universe. The first two stanzas are a reference to a Pantheistic ideology where the Universe and it Creator are one and the same. The Universe is God and God is the Universe with the operating mode the natural laws. The Universe progresses without flaw based on those natural principles.
The first stanza indicates that interaction outside those laws, as in a panentheistic ideology where the Creator is a separate entity from the Universe. This type of supernatural Creator and that interacts with the elements of His creation on a personnel level, would detract from the flawlessness and interfere with the natural progress of the Universe.
The third stanza is reference to man’s invention of the panentheistic ideology. The Universe just is but the birth (evolution) of Homo sapiens sapiens a species that invoked the need for interaction with a personnel God. Surely we would like to hear God’s voice with sweet emotion in answer to our questions and prayers.
The last stanza “I can’t see the end of me … My Whole Expanse I cannot see…. I formulate infinity… Stored deep inside me” placement at the end is significant. The Universe will not become flawed and lose progress to placate a perhaps significant lifeform that is needy since in the grand scheme of things it is actually insignificant… lost in the infinite expanse.
A nice touch is the inherent paradox of the composition. Although it lyrics proffer an impersonal pantheistic Universe, it is done so through the personification of the Universe.
My interpretation is that this song is about the Universe and Religion. The last stanza is an obvious reference to the Universe. The first two stanzas are a reference to a Pantheistic ideology where the Universe and it Creator are one and the same. The Universe is God and God is the Universe with the operating mode the natural laws. The Universe progresses without flaw based on those natural principles.
The first stanza indicates that interaction outside those laws, as in a panentheistic ideology where the Creator is a separate entity from the Universe. This type of supernatural Creator and that interacts with the elements of His creation on a personnel level, would detract from the flawlessness and interfere with the natural progress of the Universe.
The third stanza is reference to man’s invention of the panentheistic ideology. The Universe just is but the birth (evolution) of Homo sapiens sapiens a species that invoked the need for interaction with a personnel God. Surely we would like to hear God’s voice with sweet emotion in answer to our questions and prayers.
The last stanza “I can’t see the end of me … My Whole Expanse I cannot see…. I formulate infinity… Stored deep inside me” placement at the end is significant. The Universe will not become flawed and lose progress to placate a perhaps significant lifeform that is needy since in the grand scheme of things it is actually insignificant… lost in the infinite expanse.
A nice touch is the inherent paradox of the composition. Although it lyrics proffer an impersonal pantheistic Universe, it is done so through the personification of the Universe.