Okay so I have a completely different outlook on this song in a twist of perspective...
Overall i believe the song is showing a spiritual conversation between an honoured fallen loved one in the battle of WW1 in gallipoli (Greece) and his friend who lived on with survivors guilt. All in all the chorus represents the fallen soldier helping his friend through the panic of war suggesting to go back to the literal island of Mykonos untouched by war where most likely the allied armies camped before the assault on the Turks. Suggesting that it should be his happy peaceful place to calm the soldier then the "sun dissipating" suggesting that he must go back to reality.
"mess you made" is a foreshadowing to the events that got his friend killed and that survivor blames himself for not being able to save his friend.
The first part of the song before the musical change in the verses describes the war whilst the second part signifies after the war.
Brother you don't need to turn me away
I was waiting down at the ancient gate
This part suggests that time has moved on indicated by the "was". This suggests that his fallen friend has moved on peacefully and is no longer waiting at the gates of heaven knowing the survivor can live on. "Brother you dont need to turn me away" This suggests that the fallen soldier is telling the survivor to move on and just because of the guilt don't shut me out.
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
This part is the evidence the fallen soldier saying to the survivor to live his life not in the past but now, don't feel guilty for the things that were out of your hands just be free and go where ever you may go and go now before its too late.
The last bit is the dead soldier saying his goodbye again in the survivors mind in joking loving way saying that you wont ever find a friend like me when in reality you go where ever you go today suggests otherwise when done through adventure...
It is a bitter sweet tale of self forgiveness and coping with loss... :)
Okay so I have a completely different outlook on this song in a twist of perspective...
Overall i believe the song is showing a spiritual conversation between an honoured fallen loved one in the battle of WW1 in gallipoli (Greece) and his friend who lived on with survivors guilt. All in all the chorus represents the fallen soldier helping his friend through the panic of war suggesting to go back to the literal island of Mykonos untouched by war where most likely the allied armies camped before the assault on the Turks. Suggesting that it should be his happy peaceful place to calm the soldier then the "sun dissipating" suggesting that he must go back to reality.
"mess you made" is a foreshadowing to the events that got his friend killed and that survivor blames himself for not being able to save his friend.
The first part of the song before the musical change in the verses describes the war whilst the second part signifies after the war.
Brother you don't need to turn me away I was waiting down at the ancient gate
This part suggests that time has moved on indicated by the "was". This suggests that his fallen friend has moved on peacefully and is no longer waiting at the gates of heaven knowing the survivor can live on. "Brother you dont need to turn me away" This suggests that the fallen soldier is telling the survivor to move on and just because of the guilt don't shut me out.
You go Wherever you go today You go today
This part is the evidence the fallen soldier saying to the survivor to live his life not in the past but now, don't feel guilty for the things that were out of your hands just be free and go where ever you may go and go now before its too late.
The last bit is the dead soldier saying his goodbye again in the survivors mind in joking loving way saying that you wont ever find a friend like me when in reality you go where ever you go today suggests otherwise when done through adventure...
It is a bitter sweet tale of self forgiveness and coping with loss... :)
@WookieWootton Gallipoli's in Turkey
@WookieWootton Gallipoli's in Turkey
@WookieWootton Gallipoli's in Turkey
@WookieWootton Gallipoli's in Turkey