Seems this song is a pep talk between the singer and...himself. Until we can “conquer” our own thoughts and feelings, we can never be “free” (he’s “alone in a cold day dawning”, yet still questioning if he is free; or if he’s not, can get himself there (to FEEL free)? We (maybe I should say “I”) project our fears and desires onto other people, but we can never truly conquer them until we actually KNOW our selves and our own minds. Only then can we even begin to find Freedom and /or happiness, and our “place” in the world/society/our families.
Seems this song is a pep talk between the singer and...himself. Until we can “conquer” our own thoughts and feelings, we can never be “free” (he’s “alone in a cold day dawning”, yet still questioning if he is free; or if he’s not, can get himself there (to FEEL free)? We (maybe I should say “I”) project our fears and desires onto other people, but we can never truly conquer them until we actually KNOW our selves and our own minds. Only then can we even begin to find Freedom and /or happiness, and our “place” in the world/society/our families.