Changing of the Guards
Images outrunning sense
Images file past in formation: squares, ships, coronations and departures, lines that connect and undo one another. Understanding cannot keep pace and is simply carried along. The full band and backing singers explain nothing; they deepen the maze.
The record is often discussed for its lavish production, less often for the tension underneath. Hear this song as a sequence of dream scenes rather than a code to crack: the meaning is not in the answer but in the speed of passing.
READ THE COMPLETE OFFICIAL LYRICSOriginal editorial interpretation: one possible listening perspective, not a claim to the songwriter’s definitive intention.
