Stories I Tell

This is my favourite TTWS song. It's so introspective, emotional, honest. Possibly someone who seeks to talk and people to listen to him, not wanting questions or answers, but just some attention. Throughout the song, he reminds how he isn't actually looking for anything big or special: no "heaven or hell", no "wreaths or bells", but just someone to listen to him. He's also upset about superficiality and people who just don't "ever care". Simple message, conveying that feeling everyone has at times. Love it.

I can't help but think that the "Stories" he tells are his songs, so as you listen to "Stories I tell" you are someone who is listening to the stories he tells....It's like we're inside a picture that is contained within a picture of a picture of a Pink Floyd Album cover (Ummagumma?). At least I feel involved with the music now, but perhaps not as much as I would if I were at one of their concerts.

I can't help but think that the "Stories" he tells are his songs, so as you listen to "Stories I tell" you are someone who is listening to the stories he tells....It's like we're inside a picture that is contained within a picture of a picture of a Pink Floyd Album cover (Ummagumma?). At least I feel involved with the music now, but perhaps not as much as I would if I were at one of their concerts.

I can't help but think that the "Stories" he tells are his songs, so as you listen to "Stories I tell" you are someone who is listening to the stories he tells....It's like we're inside a picture that is contained within a picture of a picture of a Pink Floyd Album cover (Ummagumma?). At least I feel involved with the music now, but perhaps not as much as I would if I were at one of their concerts.

Whoops. The other comment was my first posting here. I'm not sure how I did it 3 times, and apologize to everyone who sees it.

To me, it always seemed the song was written from the perspective of Jesus as a man before the myths were spun and told and retold as he was made out to be various things including the son of God. Just a guy telling stories and suggesting people should try being nice to each other for a change.

Glenn mentioned in some interviews about how his songs were "notes to himself", during struggles with depression; it's possible that in private he's not that extroverted - he doesn't want the attention, he considers "fame a a cancer, and ego it's seed". He's tried to avoid the ego part - he just wants his music to mean something to us. Songs beyond "walk on the ocean" for instance are deeply introspective, personal, spiritual.. some are just silly, but wonderful still.