The story of this song, as I have said before, could possibly be treated as a final treatise on the theme of Comprachicos, but I'm not certain, and cannot make the assumption. It seems to be the story of a community of artists, or of a singular artist. It is possible that they have been forced to hide, because they feel they do not fit into the larger societal mold, the one that they feel they have been forced into since childhood, as is described in Comprachicos. It would seem that, in the story, one of the community, or the particular artist, has been lost, we aren't sure why or where. But we are assured that the artist will be welcomed back to the community, or welcomed back to wherever they've left from. This comforting to all of us who feel we don't fit in and yet have tried to go off and do something in a world we don't understand. Comforting to know that there is somewhere we can go and be accepted. I don't know if this is the proper interpretation of this song, but it seems to fit the themes in the poetry/lyrics of the song. It also fits the imagery of the music as well.

The next song is a break from the bleed together format, signifying to me an end to the grander theme of the three previous songs. This song, simply called Mars, is well written, and beautifully sung. Lyrically it is a simple song about the possibility of ancient life on Mars. It was most likely prompted by the finding of possible fossil evidence for such. It is a poetic look at how a new explorer from earth would feel, standing on Mars, being the first lifeform to touch the surface of that planet in several million years. Some good lyrics from Mars:

That's the way it was when I arrived
Only the sand
Sometimes the wind would blow it up in clouds
Uncovering another fossil
But I was there
And life was there again.

The title track, Through and Through, rounds out the last twenty minutes of the album. It begins orchestrally, slow, low and dissonant. We are treated again to the perfect blending of keyboard, bass, drum and Bill Pohl's ever present fluid guitar. The music grows, ever so slightly, with each passage. We are given what seem to be glimpses into the ideas behind the music, but they present themselves as changes only, and continue the progression of harmony, keyboard, drum, bass, and guitar. Sometimes keyboard takes the lead, sometimes guitar. Bill and Kurt seem to play off each other like they are of the same mind.