I think the song talks about a person who is dissatisfied with his life and hasn't realized when and why did it begin to ruin, as the first two verses indicate:
"Where is the person that could have been
Who, what took over, when did the end begin".
Then, the pre-chorus warns us with a question:
"Should we not prepare
For the uncertain
Mysteries of our life
Of our destiny",
inviting us to trust our intuition, perceptions and emotions, to reflect about them and the things we want to become, to be aware of all the things will drag us away from those goals.
"See things that are not there
Intruding voices"
I think this these lines talk us about the voice inside our heads that punishes us and try to destroy our confidence at the same time it distorts the image that we have of the life and ourselves, a voice that is fed by the unwanted interference of people out of our life.
"What went wrong to their
Picture perfect life"
Here, the cherised and now distant aspirations are referred for the first time.
"They once knew
Flattening of emotions"
The last two verses of the chorus gives us clarity about the things that happened, the disaster that is to ignore and supress our emotions until they become too difficult to bear.
And finally in the second stanza:
"A mind shared by an uninvited stranger
Which comes and goes as choose to appear",
it is made another mention of the voice, the subconscious, who comes ocasionally to remind us how miserable we are, denying our feelings and emotions.
I think Symbolic could be the prequel of this song, who encourages us to trust our gut, before the disaster told in this song happens.
I think the song talks about a person who is dissatisfied with his life and hasn't realized when and why did it begin to ruin, as the first two verses indicate: "Where is the person that could have been Who, what took over, when did the end begin".
Then, the pre-chorus warns us with a question: "Should we not prepare For the uncertain Mysteries of our life Of our destiny", inviting us to trust our intuition, perceptions and emotions, to reflect about them and the things we want to become, to be aware of all the things will drag us away from those goals.
"See things that are not there Intruding voices" I think this these lines talk us about the voice inside our heads that punishes us and try to destroy our confidence at the same time it distorts the image that we have of the life and ourselves, a voice that is fed by the unwanted interference of people out of our life.
"What went wrong to their Picture perfect life" Here, the cherised and now distant aspirations are referred for the first time.
"They once knew Flattening of emotions" The last two verses of the chorus gives us clarity about the things that happened, the disaster that is to ignore and supress our emotions until they become too difficult to bear.
And finally in the second stanza: "A mind shared by an uninvited stranger Which comes and goes as choose to appear", it is made another mention of the voice, the subconscious, who comes ocasionally to remind us how miserable we are, denying our feelings and emotions.
I think Symbolic could be the prequel of this song, who encourages us to trust our gut, before the disaster told in this song happens.