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The Logical Song Lyrics
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am
I said, now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Oh won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable
Oh, take it, take it, take it yeah
But at night, when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am
'Cause I was feeling so logical
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-digital
One, two, three, five
Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
It's getting unbelievable
This song, quite simply put, is about the society causing us to lose our personalities by making us conform to their standards, turning us into "vegetables". The lyrics are very simple, truthful, and beautiful.
Cutting comments, that's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. And all out of concern. Calm down, would ya. Everyone's single and free. Relax and enjoy.
Cutting comments, that's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. And all out of concern. Calm down, would ya. Everyone's single and free. Relax and enjoy.
For me, it is about the way society prefers to create non thinking robots than facing the age old philosophical and spiritual questions that have been asked since time began.
I think the the first verse speaks of the first 3 stages of a man's life;
The first line of the chorus is suggestive that he either lies awake at night and ponders some of life's deeper questions like "who am I?" and/or that at times the world ie society at large can be totally asleep to these issues.
The second verse is warning about how society treats people that don't conform. History has shown that society tends to defend its own dogma and status quo quite ruthlessly. Radical thinkers of the day have been ostracized, ridiculed and compromised as well as burned at the stake, hung and crucified for daring to suggest paths and alternative ways of thinking to the masses.
So, it is much safer and easier to "sign up" and bceome part of society. And as the last line says, to become a vegetable.
Thankfully, the chorus then kicks in again suggesting that the author/singer isn't going to conform and feels the need to question things and seek answers.
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exactly. It's like having an education and being progressive is bad. They, the theys, equate it to radicalism, or simply call it liberal like it's a bad name
exactly. It's like having an education and being progressive is bad. They, the theys, equate it to radicalism, or simply call it liberal like it's a bad name
@jaenicoll Ahh, written back in the day when it wasn't so embarrassing to be a liberal. How things can change in 40 years. Now it's conservatives who are "ostracised, ridiculed, and compromised" and wrongfully fired or even prosecuted for taking the logical position. I still like this song in secret. I just change it to "watch what you say, they'll being calling you a far-right, a conservative".
@jaenicoll Ahh, written back in the day when it wasn't so embarrassing to be a liberal. How things can change in 40 years. Now it's conservatives who are "ostracised, ridiculed, and compromised" and wrongfully fired or even prosecuted for taking the logical position. I still like this song in secret. I just change it to "watch what you say, they'll being calling you a far-right, a conservative".
Just continuing the theme, I think it's about the conflict within a person who sees the universe as vastly more beautiful and magical than anything society could hope to define.
Because what he believes in as an individual conflicts so dramatically with the expectations that society bombards him with over his life , he starts to question the very foundation of his logic.
When he is alone at the end of the day, his introspection compels him to resolve the conflict and find the truth, and yet he knows he will never be able to. In utter frustration, he hopes/prays that someone will intervene, and make his role in the universe make sense to him.
This song to me is about a boy with a great imagination who is forced to "grow up" and let go of the things his society doesn't see as practical and in a way it's about losing touch with who you were once
He is not allowed to be who he really is as a person because of the expectations put on him by society. He is a man who has lost touch with who he once was and what is really important. My take anyway
I agree with maxdog, but I don't think it is necessarily a private school. I think he could be talking about any child growing up in any school.
Very good song, very catchy.
its a very strait forward song. its really about the gradual loss of innocence and joy we experiance as children, as we grow into adulthood our minds become conditioned and less receptive consciously and spiritually the logical song illustrates this most eloquently
nothing more to say! as you said, it's very straight forward. It's about the loss of innocence that brings disenchantement and about conformity in adult society. In the chorus, he denounces the absurdity of conformity.
nothing more to say! as you said, it's very straight forward. It's about the loss of innocence that brings disenchantement and about conformity in adult society. In the chorus, he denounces the absurdity of conformity.
Best lyrics ever on this theme!
Best lyrics ever on this theme!
its obviously about the human nature and growing up. when we are young, we are so idealistic and fasinated by everything and have such creatve, beautiful and pure thoughts. but as we grow, society forces it out of us. just my thought.
For years, I swore this was sung by a girl.
@Envy337 Maybe it was! In the official music video on Vevo, in some of the camera angles of Roger singing, you can see the woman in his face and expressions. I've always wondered if Roger ever gave serious thought to possibly being transgender.
@Envy337 Maybe it was! In the official music video on Vevo, in some of the camera angles of Roger singing, you can see the woman in his face and expressions. I've always wondered if Roger ever gave serious thought to possibly being transgender.
This is what has happened to most of us.
To me, and maybe to you too.
We were ones like what mentioned in the fisrt verse...but through everything and anything that society(school, religions,media etc) has influenced us,and then...we ended up confused. This is me now.
This song is soooo damn great and TRUE!