| Porcupine Tree – A Smart Kid Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This certainly isn't a face-value song. You people have nailed what is going on literally in the lyrics, but that's obvious anyway. There's so much more to it underneath. The beauty of metaphorical lyrics like these is they take on as much importance as each listener puts into them. It's all about personal interpretations. You might be so far off from what it means to the artist, but it's still right for you and means a lot to you that way. To me, it seems like one of those depression themed songs that seems to crop up every now and then with Porcupine Tree. Stranded here on planet earth It's not much but it could be worse Everything's free here, there's no crowds --Pretty much depicts a feeling of depression Winter lasted five long years No sun will come again I fear Chemical harvest was sown --Same as above, the statement about the sun is essentially saying the person feels as though there's no hope. And I will wait for you Until the sky is blue And I will wait for you What else can I do? --Until the sky is blue - based on the literal meaning of the lyrics, would be very far off in the case of a nuclear winter. This part of the song seems to drift in a slightly different direction metaphorically than the rest. Perhaps this is to give it a sort of feeling of depression over not being loved back by someone, but being willing to wait until it does happen, essentially willing to wait out a lifetime. A spaceship from another star They ask me where all the people are What can I tell them? I tell them I'm the only one There was a war but I must have won Please take me with you. --These two verses essentially close the song off on a *slightly* more positive tone. It's like saying that the person is enduring this depression on their own, there is no one there for them, but I also think the spaceship represents someone he/she finds he likes. Actually, I'm just writing this as a sort of stream of consciousness to get my thoughts out, so I won't fix what I've previously written, but now I think the chorus means instead of someone not caring back for him - that it's just he's found no one who understands him, but upon the final verse he has found someone and asks essentially to continue his life with them at the last line. Summary: Song about a person who feels isolated emotionally from the rest of the world - but finds someone who seems to understand. The person decides he/she wants to spend his/her life with them. Please comment with your thoughts on this. |
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