
It sort of continues the theme of "Race For The Prize", about finding hope within your own personal struggles. Such an uplifting starts with a very uplifting melody with piano's, flutes, harps, clarinets, choirs and strings.just fabulous. Hope against hope." just signifies the whole feel of the song. Wayne sings "Upwards to vanguard where the pressure is too high, under the microscope. Every note and every word is perfect about this song. It basically tells the tale about two scientists that lay their life on the line, to save humankind, regardless of their own humanity. The song is so immediately gorgeous, with soaring melodies, Stevens signature huge drums and Wayne's unique expressive vocals. The music is adventurous, moving yet still has the playful and earnest nature of the bands previous records. This album shies away from The Lips' signature guitar pop weirdness, and paves way to beautifully arranged, pop music that only the same band can make. These events were an inspiration to the molding of The Soft Bulletin, an album that tales of hope, love loss, the fate of mankind and the questions about life and death. Wayne Coyne's father was sick, Steven Drozd's hand was nearly amputated because of a poisonous spiderbite, and bassist Michael Ivins was nearly killed in a car crash. After the band finished it's brooding experimentation for their 4-cd project "Zaireeka", the band was going through turmoil. The Flaming Lips' 1999 album was probably their most critically acclaimed.
