Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

Its so nice to come to this website and discover (sometimes hard to hear) lyrics and peruse various interpretations of songs.

Okay, I see the comments so far on Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys. And I feel more informed knowing them. And I totally buy their validity.

Now, having listened to this song alot without knowing the interpretation(s), I have to say that it has always made me think, and seems to be on that vary topic (making people think), intended to describe a process of awakening or self-discovery.

Okay, here goes (and don't think that I expect everyone to agree, this is "my" interpretation! LOL):

Verse 1: Drugs -- mindaltering, mindblowing. Mellow music soothes the psyche and you are told not to worry. This is part of the plan, part of the process. There is something bigger afoot, a higher power who concerns themselves with whats going on below. "Those who went before", "the universe" or "God" is the source of the spark down on your level.

Verse 2: Back to "real life" or "the rat race" but with a double meaning. Yes, the physical world is a game thats fixed. We do things to wreak our finances, to allow others to take advantage of us. But the implication is that our focus on money and materialism is a superficiality that is like shooting yourself in the foot. Nevertheless, there is justice. In the long run, "the man" gets what he deserves. And it is not the physical reality that does him in, its the fact that there is more to this life than you can ever see on the surface. And working behind the scenes, the "high-heeled boys" are keeping track and "they" do bring about sparks that have heavy consequences, even down on our level.

Verse 3: There they are, the boys looking backwards at you. They are present even in the worst catastrophe, with no hope of recovery. One minute left. And something all-powerful (a Djinni?) says you get one last wish. All of sudden, you would like to try it again, only different this time. (Reincarnation?) But the sound of your wish, your wish coming true is disturbing, you still arent sure how it all works (*or something similar to this). But now as you consider how your life went and with the power to make changes if you had it to do over, you realize you are one of them. And this whole process of life review, self-awareness, motivation to grow is just the sound of someone waking up (again / still). You are stepping out into the universe, but you still spark back down on lower levels.

Verse 4: On the OTHER hand, you could just go the route of taking advantage of others. Screw all the stuff about wanting to change the world, grow, improve things, help others, whatever. The drugs are going to give you a choice to follow a spiral down instead of up. You go around living however you please, no matter who gets hurt. Here is the writer offering himself up to the process, sacrificing himself so that you can learn from those terrible mistakes. [Note: I have always felt the intensity of the line and heard: "But spit it at something that no one destroys". This was not correct, obviously, but still... offering himself as a target of someone's anger or hurt and hate seems to be a possibility here. He will not falter or fail because of your wrongdoing.] But SPIRIT (the upward spiral) is something that cannot be destroyed. So sooner or later you will come around, even if the drugs take you down. And now the process no longer bothers me or confuses me. Because I have become part of the expanding universe, the bodhisatva, the wounded warriors, the low sparking but surefooted in spite of their higher calling, still learning man-boy in a club of like-minded souls.

Wow. I think I did too many myself (not tonight I mean, when I was younger). LOL. What say you?