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Distant stars
Come in black or red
I've seen their worlds
Inside my head

They connect
With the fall of man
They breathe you in
And dive as deep as they can

There's nothing you can do for them
They are the force between
When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to him
He is an outer heart
And the space has been broken

Broken
Our love
Broken

Is it far away in the
Glitter Freeze
Or in our eyes
Every time they leave

It's by the light
Of the plasma springs
We keep switched on
All through the night while we sleep

There's nothing you can do for them
They are the force between
When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to her
I am without a heart
And the space has been broken

Broken
Our love
Broken
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I stared at this song for like, ten minutes trying to connect it to the "Save the Environment" theme of this album, and I think I may have caught onto something. Maybe it's referring to the ozone problem and pollution. For example:

Distant stars Come in black or red I've seen their worlds Inside my head

(We can no longer see the stars at night because of all the city lights and pollution blotting them out and making it impossible to see them)

They connect with the fall of man they breathe you in & dive as deep as they can

(We destroy the environment and this will be our demise, with the help of carcinogens we use in everyday activities. When you breathe them in, it screws up your heath and when it says "dive as deep as they can" i think carcinogens actually affect the DNA in ur cells, so i guess they dive pretty deep...)

There's nothing you can do for them They are the force between When the sunlight is arising There's nothing you can say to him He isn't out of heart & the space has been broken

(There's really nothing we can do for the ozone layer, and it's the force between the sun and earth. Like, the sun doesn't mean to hurt us - so he's not "out of heart" - it's just the ozone layer's been broken)

Is it far away In the glitter freeze? Or in our eyes Every time they meet?

(Is the hole in the ozone in the North Pole — because the song “Glitter Freeze” states it’s “Where’s north from here?” [because he IS north and the north pole is freezin’ cold] or is the hole closer hitting closer to home — like every time we look skyward, it damages our eyes and bodies.)

It's by the light of the plasma screens We keep switched on All through the night While we sleep

(I think when we waste electricity by keeping the plasma tellies on while, we’re also releasing a bit of carcinogens, that adds to the hole.)

And finally, when he says “her” I think he means “mother nature” Idk if this makes sense to anyone, yes, no, mehbeh so.

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It's about someone trying to deal with the modernizing world while experiencing an existential crisis. Wanting to be able to connect with humanity, but truthfully understanding that isn't going to be possible, because you are alone in your experiences of the world.

It's about how a majority of 16 year olds, when asked, stated they would prefer internet access over a drivers license. Dissociation from physical relationships and becoming dependent on pixalated emotions in non-irl relationships where we often tell eachother we love eachother before or without meeting at all before the whole thing fizzles out due to the fact that by nature it cannot deliver what it takes to support its self.

I even illustrated what the song means to me on a youtube vid of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1nAOAJxoMo

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OUR LOVE, Broken

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This track really reminds me of FFVII.

Strangely enough, the song reminded me of Chrono Cross which is why I think I like it so much.

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The Space Between has been blocked.

Distant stars Come in black or red
I've seen their worlds Inside my head

To me this is a reference to the other planets around distant stars that we view through telescopes. They are so small(not unlike our own sun) that they are barely visible//noticeable in the vastness of space. I think it is either that he has seen their worlds in his imagination, or that you are able to travel through space in your head. Maybe both.

They connect with the fall of man They breathe you in & dive as deep as they can

There is an unnamed party that is the focus of this song. THEY or THEM. I would assume that this is reference to the beings on these other worlds. "They connect will the fall of man" Maybe "they" are another sentient species that have been through similar experiences in their civilization's past. I imagine that they feel some sort of pity for us because they know what we're going through as a race. They breathe us in.. and dive as deep as they can. They are experiencing it with us, and pushing us towards its resolution.

There's nothing you can do for them They are the force between When the sunlight is arising There's nothing you can say to him He isn't out of heart & the space has been broken

It is what it is, their presence presents a conflict, brings about enlightenment. Now THEM has become HIM, maybe a reference to our concept to GOD or a divinity. He isn't out of heart// we are And the space between us has broken down. We can no longer even communicate with HIM We no longer allow the "divine life" to exist between I and You. It has become I and IT(Objectification)

Our love, our connection, has been blocked by our ignorance

Is it far away In the glitter freeze? Or in our eyes Every time they meet?

Where has the Love gone? Is it up in space (glitter freeze)(external) or Is it that moment, between I and you?

It's by the light of the plasma screens We keep switched on All through the night While we sleep

These days we are connected through our technology. We keep trying to manufacture the connectivity through objectivity, yet it cannot replace the connectivity with reality.

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this song seems to be about lazy asses well the second verse seems like it if u replace spring w/ screens

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I did not know what this was about at first but now listening to it and looking at the lyrics (if these are in fact accurate) I think this song might be about a long distance relationship where both people only communicate through some form of telecommunications possibly skype or something. I mean I think this part of the song says it all "Is it far away In the glitter freeze? Or in our eyes, every time they meet? It's by the light of the plasma screens We keep switched on All through the night While we sleep." The only point of connection may be this means of communication and as such their relationship is sort of broken hence the name.

My Interpretation

Song is about love and much more about humanity. The song's beginning sets the tempo talking about supernovas and light. I think the song is more about how humankind is not needed for the universe to continue. And even an emotion as strong and meaningful as love, to us, is broken without the universe we live in.

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Holy shit, you might be right. Maybe that's how 2D and Noodle(who I think the song is about) wrote the songs "To Binge" and "Empire Ants" and keep in touch. Via telecommunication. Good idea, man. Makes alot of sense.

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hmm I thought I just posted these and I put Our Love....

Distant stars Come in black or red I've seen their worlds Inside my head

They connect With the fall of man They breathe you in And dive as deep as they can

There's nothing you can do for them They are the force between When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to him He is an outer heart And the space has been broken

Broken Our love Broken

Is it far away in the Glitter Freeze Or in our eyes Every time they leave

It's by the light Of the plasma springs We keep switched on All through the night while we sleep

There's nothing you can do for them They are the force between When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to her I am without a heart And the space has been broken

Broken Our love Broken

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sorry guys, it's been changed to "our love" didn't mean to piss anyone off.

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sorry guys, it's been changed to "our love" didn't mean to piss anyone off.