Talk In Circles - Shakers and Movers

Fighting at the Somme (WWi - France) would have been akin to a caveman experience - living in muddy dugout caves and attempting to exterminate all living creatures. My Grandfather fought there, but never ever spoke of it. I think PG's did as well - listen to In the Valley.
"We could dive into distant amoebas" - we tend to treat distant galaxies/constellations like single cells, because we can't get close enough to identify their structures. This applies at many other levels, all the way down/up to to our personal relationships.
"Our wings could melt in the sun" - Icarus of the Greek legend
It all seems to point to peoples inability to focus on what is important, and who thus make inappropriate decisions, which demean the value of life - especially the people that rise to the 'top' (the movers and shakers) who a) in the main lose their persepctive and b) have the most influence.