*gets shoved into the spotlight*...gee, ummm...thanks...Dave.
I believe what Dave said is correct...if you read the lyrics on paper, you can see how the song refers to the cycle of life...or at least that's what I take from it.
Regarding the
Throwing Copper CD, "The idea behind this record and the lyrics was to begin to let myself write words and phrases that could reveal, rather than totally planning out what they would mean", says Kowalczyk. "If the listener really cares about the music, maybe you'll interpret them the way you want and get something I didn't even put in there or consciously put in there." (
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