To me, reprising the opening (and subsequently the closing) of Step I is indicative of the person who has just finished the 12 steps helping others who are in need of help. The final step is named "Responsible", in which the person who just went through all the steps now takes responsibility to help others - "I am responsible / When anyone, anywhere / Reaches out for help / I want my hand to be there". Playing that section again shows that this person is seeking out to help those who are just beginning their journey through the 12 steps and that, while you may finish these steps, they continue through you by helping others who are going through those steps themselves, and when they're done, they will do the same. It's an endless cycle that is passed along.
It's not so much the "full circle" thing, but rather that the cycle itself repeats linearly, not in a closed way.
-Marc.
This is one way to look at it, and it makes a lot of sense. Another idea I have:
You're smart enough for me to trust go live your life now
Just keep these steps in your life and you'll know howThe point isn't to move on and repeat the same mistakes, the point is to remember the steps and use the experience to avoid repeating them. Remember it's not addiction alone, it's also all the consequences (and reasons) connected, see the entire Repentance for example.
This. The AA Suite is overrated anyway. Seriously, how could ANYONE sit through the entire thing live? I would probably fall asleep, and in my opinion it would be a massive waste of almost an entire Evening With set. I pray they decide to NOT play the entire Suite in a live setting.
I wonder how could anyone fall asleep. Four out of five songs are amazing progressive metal songs among DT's most dynamic. Repentance is a moment of breath and an incredibly atmospheric and emotional piece.
Also I don't see how is it overrated in any way, as TGP is the only one of the five which is often cited as people's favourite on the
album, the others are all seriously controversial, only The Root of All Evil seems to be liked without much controversy.