Rhetoric
And who's the fool who wears the crown
Is it the fearless idiot facing the crowd?
Climbing his own way
And if all roads led to Rome
Is the long road the wrong road
'Coz life is too short?
And if no one ever spoke a word
Is the scream silent or the silence loud?
All mouths stitched in time
But the scream is silent
And the silence loud
The dance is a pirouette
Spinning round and round
A fiery dream consumes me
A candle awakens me
A wind blows through me
A tomb awaits me
Saigo
4 comments:
I dont quite get this but it rekindles vague memories :)
The first three stanzas are disconnected from each other and talk about independent events. The first and third stanzas are reflections on politics, the first talking about someone like say dubya, the third about events in sudan and the like, where the oppressed are unheard of. the second is a personal reflection that questions the purpose of investing too much into a cause, as opposed to taking the easy road of mediocrity. the questions raised by the opening stanzas are rhetorical, and cannot be answered by an individual, any attempts leading to confusion depicted in stanza four. the upshot of it all is that the grandiose nature of these questions conflict with the restricted abilities of an individual who possibly does not aspire power. the last stanza indicates the progressive decay of the idea, starting from a fire to a candle that is eventually extinguished. not very optimistic i know :)
wow, thats the author himself!
so there u go ahamkar - hope that helped!
other interpretations most welcome.
interesting
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