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I'm a melancholy man, that's what I am,
All the world surrounds me, and my feet are on the ground.
I'm a very lonely man, doing what I can,
All the world astounds me and I think I understand
That we're going to keep growing, wait and see.
When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground,
And angry voices carry on the wind,
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known.
Another man is what you'll see,
Who looks like you and looks like me,
And yet somehow he will not feel the same,
His life caught up in misery, he doesn't think like you and me,
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see.
All the world surrounds me, and my feet are on the ground.
I'm a very lonely man, doing what I can,
All the world astounds me and I think I understand
That we're going to keep growing, wait and see.
When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground,
And angry voices carry on the wind,
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known.
Another man is what you'll see,
Who looks like you and looks like me,
And yet somehow he will not feel the same,
His life caught up in misery, he doesn't think like you and me,
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see.
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Melancholy Man Lyrics as written by Mike Pinder
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I always kind of invisioned Melancholy Man as God and that the song was about the end of the world. God ended the world because he was so disatisfied with it. That's how I saw it, but my interpretation was influenced by a graphic novel I was reading while listening to this: Persepolis.
I agree. It is about the end of the world with a sort of misanthropic tone to it. However I don't think it is referring to god in a traditional sense but an enlightened being. This song reminds me of Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K. Dick. The beam of light the man and end of the world are all discussed in the book.