This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
My life is extraordinary bare
I fought the fear and chased the pain
My life doesn't need to be explained
I chose to walk the line as one
Sometimes, as I live upon my island
Cut off from emotion and its pain
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
The waters that I can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man is me
My life was once full of people's faces
Brought to me by love which isn't strange
Oh, my life had the goodness of blue waters
A day's a day for all I used to say
Sometimes I can sit and cry my heart out
Drowning in my autocratic ways
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
Waters that can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man is me
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
My life is now full of people's faces
Within the light of change I pulled away
Oh, my life shows that no man is an island
I've exchanged the piece of life I cut away
Now you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found someone now who needs me
No, you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found at last the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man was me
The man was me
I fought the fear and chased the pain
My life doesn't need to be explained
I chose to walk the line as one
Sometimes, as I live upon my island
Cut off from emotion and its pain
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
The waters that I can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man is me
My life was once full of people's faces
Brought to me by love which isn't strange
Oh, my life had the goodness of blue waters
A day's a day for all I used to say
Sometimes I can sit and cry my heart out
Drowning in my autocratic ways
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
Waters that can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man is me
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
My life is now full of people's faces
Within the light of change I pulled away
Oh, my life shows that no man is an island
I've exchanged the piece of life I cut away
Now you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found someone now who needs me
No, you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found at last the man who knows me
Yes, he knows me, the man was me
The man was me
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A struggle with depression and an existential crisis. "I fought the fear and chased the pain" could be a reference to it. fighting the fear is courage, but to face what, exactly? To chase the pain means to subject oneself to whatever must be endured to face the enemy. He goes on to say he is on an island-possibly referencing Simon and Garfunkel's 'I am a rock' the protagonist in that song refers to the pain caused by interaction with the world. He goes on to refer to the waters that can take him far away. Does this mean to run away to sea or to drown oneself? His hero's journey is to serve others that need him, and in the process come to know himself. Towards the end, recovery is in sight, when he realises knowing himself is the answer. This does not purport to be a definitive answer, but rather a catalyst for debate-there must be and interview somewhere. I also suggest listening to Mr. Mister's 'Kyrie Elieson' and Simon and Garfunkel's 'I am a Rock' in conjunction with this song.