Pink Floyd - Meddle

shichikokuyama, Jun 26, 2009

Last night I figured out what Echoes is all about, while laying in my hammock under the stars. I thought it was just a bunch of psychedelic gibberish, but its not. The Floyd are friggin geniuses...

Echoes is about acquiring, losing, and regaining our spiritual connection to the sun (and to each other).

The first lyric passage is about our most ancient ancestors that climbed out of the primordial sea in search of the sun. Something drew them toward the light—a deep understanding that all living things owe their existence to the sun.

The second lyric passage is about the current stage in the evolution of our species. We walk around in a sort of stupor, with eyes cast down. We rarely connect with one another and try to understand why we’re here. When by chance our eyes meet, we begin to realize that we are all the same—all children of the sun. But the realization is fleeting, and we return to our mindless daily routine. Nobody is forcing us to be this way—we have brought this upon ourselves. Man vs. Himself.

Between the second and third passage is the “spiritual storm”. We must wake up and realize the true nature of our being before its too late. Will we survive or perish? ...

The storm passes, and a new day is dawning. We have emerged into the next stage of our evolution. More spiritually aware. More able to connect with each other. We realize the sun is at the very core of our being, and it’s the thing that binds us all together.

The third lyric passage is a dénouement. It’s about waking up that morning after the storm, throwing open the windows and calling out to the sun as if to say, “We are awake now.”

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