> That song is fast becoming my fave from the album.  It is achingly
> beautiful, and full of (dare I say it ) uncharacteristic optimism.
>
> Heres my take on it.  There is a phenomenon that sports players mention
> called slo-mo time or the zone.  While it is not limited to sports players
> they are the ones who experience it the most, and therefore they are
> typically used to study the psychology behind it.  (Also the second
largest
> experiencer of this is people in life and death situations, and there are
> some ethical limitations to putting folks in that situation to study thier
> experiences)
>
> Anyway - people who experience it describe a feeling of invincibility ("He
> knows no one can touch him now")  Hyperawareness about what is happening
now
> as well as other totally unrelated things ("he thinks of his Mother, he
> thinks of his bride-to-be...) .  But most of all things seem to be moving
in
> slow motion compared to yourself. It seems as if you have all kinds of
time.

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it. I used to experience
this phenomenon in wrestling. It was like I could predict what happened next
and I was already onto the next thing anyway. I could even pick out my mom
and dad cheering in the crowd (normally tough to do with a guy trying to rip
your head off).

The closest thing I've experienced outside sports is video games, where you
reach a skill level that enables you to almost predict the action. Skiers
and race car drivers talk abut this state a lot.

About the song: It's not cynical at all. It's just a scene of extreme
clarity. Very well illustrated

Scott