Found in the first verse of the song, it describes how "Once [he] rose above the noise and confusion/just to have a glimpse beyond this illusion", which is a direct correlation to the journey one undertakes to become a philosopher as described by Plato in The Republic through his Allegory of the Cave. This is similar in that the philosopher separates himself from the distractions of normal life to investigate what is the reality behind these distractions that cause illusions. The song also says "Though [his] eyes could see [that he] was still a blind man/Though [his] mind could think that [he] was still a fool", which describes what happens to the philosopher as he thinks about what he has. used to be. This begs the question, what is reality? Is reality made up of shapes and lights flickering right in front of us or is it something that exists in another realm of existence? Plato describes reality as something called the forms which exist in themselves in the world of Being, while we exist in the world of Becoming. Since we are in the world of Becoming, we are constantly changing and therefore we cannot be part of the world of Being which always remains the same. The only way we know these shapes is because their “shadows” are imprinted on our mind or soul. Plato maintains that