The Start

Song Meaning

The lyrics to "The Start" immediately plunge us into a disorienting state, with the speaker "Astrally projected in a chemical way." There's a sense of detachment, not true flight, just a slow "moving away." The repeated phrase "Far from the start" anchors this feeling of distance from an origin point, perhaps a moment of innocence or a true beginning. This detachment seems to stem from a core conflict: a past where "We've been out in the open before" yet were "Destined to hide." This tension between exposure and concealment leads to aggressive acts, "Slicing the dark night" with a hint of "violence" and a percussive "boom boom boom." It suggests a struggle fought in the shadows, marked by forceful, perhaps destructive, actions. Despite these efforts, something crucial "It's been denied." The lyrics describe "spiteful Test drives and trials" that ultimately lead to "Dimming the sun," a powerful image of hope or clarity being actively suppressed. This isn't just a failure; it's a deliberate, almost malicious, obscuring of light, implying a persistent refusal to acknowledge or allow something to flourish. The speaker's response is a profound withdrawal: they "leaned back from the heart" and "Lowered my back to the floor." Yet, paradoxically, they then went "up to the spot / Where I was / When we were born." This physical return to an origin point is undercut by the final, echoing refrain, "Far from the start." The lyrics effectively convey that even revisiting the genesis doesn't bridge the chasm to the true beginning, leaving a lingering sense of irreversible change or an irretrievable loss of that initial state.