It's possible to interpret many ways, I'm really not sure myself but just one other theory to throw into the mix maybe SOE could be there last album and they will jut release songs now and then in future. A few of us spoke about it in a thread a while back.
"Well, we've nothing formalised but it would be unusual for us not to tour an album so I'm assuming we'll be back on the road sometime next year" - The Edge
Spoiler (click to toggle)Not thrilled about the potential return of that particular Bullet. The election is over; there's no need...Spoiler (click to toggle)At least they aren't Roger Waters