☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics describe a transformative experience that the singer had after hearing the 'great music'.
- The singer compares his experience to drowning in the sea but still realizing that he is alive.
- He also compares his experience to climbing a great tree and touching the great sky.
- The singer insists that he will climb the great mountain because he has heard the 'great music' and will never be the same again.
- The song lyrics end with a mention of London 1983 and the albums 'A Pagan Place' and 'Best Of'.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song 'The Big Music' by
The Waterboys describe a transformative experience that the singer has had. He has heard the 'big music' and says that he will never be the same again. This 'big music' is something so pure and extraordinary that it called to him literally.
The singer compares his experience to drowning in the big sea, but still realizing that he is still alive. He rises from the water and leaves the shadows behind. He feels that even greater happiness awaits him.
He also compares his experience to climbing a big tree and touching the big sky. When he reaches his hand into the air, everything suddenly seems to explode in color, like jazz music coming out of sweet chariots of war.
The singer claims to have seen the big mountain and asserts that he is already halfway there. Although he is told that he will never reach it, he insists that he will succeed. He will always climb the mountain because he has heard the 'big music' and will never be the same again. Something so pure has called his name.
The lyrics of the song end with the mention of London 1983 and that the songs can be found on the albums 'A Pagan Place' and 'Best Of'.