04-27-2016, 10:53 AM
Love this song. Very Phantom Powerish. Still my favourite band fronted by my favourite lyricist. I'm so happy to see them continue to make albums together. How many 30 year old bands are there?
To me the song is all about the egotistical nature of mankind, particularly the Western world, and a counter point suggesting that obsessing over this isn't helpful.
"a world possessed by the human mind" - How mankind views himself as the center of the world, and the affect this self-centeredness has had (it's possessed the world, "possessed" as in "dominated", not "owned").
"We're in awe of no one. We've none of their fears. The fighting's going nowhere and we stay right here." - We're spoiled by our own dominance. Other beings don't have it so easy.
"just give me the news. it can all be lies." - more egotistical thinking.
I think the narrator is thinking about all this and the other person is discounting it...they have no interest in discussing this. They're more in the moment and happy to be blissfully unaware. "Then I think you said, It's fine".
I like how Gord plays with phrasing. "Then I hope I smiled" instead of "I smiled"...kind of a "meta" way of thinking about a memory instead of just recanting it. He has always done this, been creative with phrasing.
Can't wait for the album!
To me the song is all about the egotistical nature of mankind, particularly the Western world, and a counter point suggesting that obsessing over this isn't helpful.
"a world possessed by the human mind" - How mankind views himself as the center of the world, and the affect this self-centeredness has had (it's possessed the world, "possessed" as in "dominated", not "owned").
"We're in awe of no one. We've none of their fears. The fighting's going nowhere and we stay right here." - We're spoiled by our own dominance. Other beings don't have it so easy.
"just give me the news. it can all be lies." - more egotistical thinking.
I think the narrator is thinking about all this and the other person is discounting it...they have no interest in discussing this. They're more in the moment and happy to be blissfully unaware. "Then I think you said, It's fine".
I like how Gord plays with phrasing. "Then I hope I smiled" instead of "I smiled"...kind of a "meta" way of thinking about a memory instead of just recanting it. He has always done this, been creative with phrasing.
Can't wait for the album!