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Maybe people just don't figure it out, since UAGM has pretty obscure lyrics, but (even because of this) after an in-depth analysis, we can find out that it's the most Awake-ish song of the album in terms of lyrics&meaning, so we could say it's the most "advanced" in some ways, a graceful bridge that connects Images and Words with the next album.
UAGM elements:
- mental distress/disorder - it shows evidence of paranoia (1), emotional instability (2), and general mental sickness (3)
nervous flashlights scan my dreams, liquid shadows silence their screams (1) (fearing that others can read your mind is one of the main paranoid attitudes)
I smile at the moon / argue with the clouds (2)
stealing beauty from my eyes (1) - (something from inside you that is being stolen by others is another typical paranoid thought)
Outside the soundness of your mind (3)
- christian religion - some lyrics are very reminiscent of the Holy Scriptures.
by your hand I've awakened, bear this honor in my name
under glass moonlight...the night awaits the lamb's arrival
The moon itself is a messianic bride symbol just as the sun is a messianic bridegroom symbol. Just as the moon has no light of its own but reflects the light of the sun and therefore shows its glory, so is the bride with the bridegroom.
The lunar cycle is a time prophecy that has to do with the bride. If you overheard someone talking about the monthly cycle, most of you would assume the topic of conversation was a woman's monthly cycle. You see, the moon and a woman's fertility cycle are linked together.
The obscure phrase "the bride subsides to her survival" could actually be connected with Eve. The first woman Eve, who was taken out of the First Adam's body is seen in Genesis 3 as having her ultimate salvation tied to her fruitfulness. There is, in this, a connection between her salvation and the lunar cycle that is her period of fruitfulness.
So these are all the reasons why I think it's a very Awake-ish song, blessed with very profound and evocative lyrics.
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Apart from this, I could say that, to me, lyrics represent more or less 1/3 of the beauty of a song, so they're still a very important element to my taste. I'd be the happiest man around if DT could get back to the amazing lyric level they had back in the early days. I'm looking forward to the next album and see if they can come up with some good lyrics.