North is to south as the clock is to time

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  • not for me?
    not for me? Posts: 501
    I thought it meant this. North and south are opposites and were two different groups of people who disliked each other. Time and clock are related though. So even though they dislike each other they are still the same species...humanity, and should get along. I can't explain it as good as I want too, but that's what I think.
    Nathan
  • TDMize15
    TDMize15 Posts: 166
    Dissident67 wrote:
    I really love this song and when i saw this thread i really started thinking about this line. My own personal interpretation is that the line is about how everything and everyone depends on something. I feel that "the north is to south as the clock is to time" shows this. I think that people always view north as a constant, the north star is the base of all directions so it is only natural that all the other directions depend on the north. Also time depends on the clock because whatever the clock says is the time that it is. I think that this interpretation fits with the song because the song is always introduced as a song about safety, and i think to feel safe that means that you have to depend on someone or something to protect you. So I think this line is just 2 comparisons of how everything needs to depend on something. Thats just my interpretation though.

    Never saw it that way... but I think you're right. Well done.

    What amazing lyrics throughout this whole song btw.
    All the rusted signs, we ignore throughout our lives, choosing the shiny ones instead...

    And he who forgets, will be destined to remember...

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