| Blink-182 – Natives Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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prodigal son is an allusion to a parable from the Bible. In the parable, the youngest son of a well-off man takes his share of the inheritance early, leaves home, and spends it extravagantly. A famine strikes and the prodigal son begins to starve, but realizes that his father has enough to feed his peasants and then some. He returns home and asks forgiveness from his father; his father accepts him warmly. the singer claims that he is a "shameful prodigy too" because he refuses to return home after leaving. The singer needs feels the need to develope and experience the world on his own. His feelings toward home are very negative. In the second verse, when he arrives at the city, he finds himself having trouble finding his niche in this new environment. Alone, he needs someone to help him, someone to lean on, but fears it would defeat the purpose of leaving home--the need for independence. It would send him back to square one; "To reach and grab for someone, but end up buried alive" However, he soon finds his footing and is able to overcome obstacles and make progress with his life; "I start to feel my feet/ they kick down walls as they move" |
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