There certainly could be some deep, hidden meaning to this song, but I read somewhere once (maybe even on Guster's own website) that the lyrics to this song are completely random. Brian was making fun of Adam for singing about "Simple sentiments whisked away by anxious steel wool." I doubt Guster would write a song with absolutely no lyrical value, but I know that they have made attempts to focus more on lyrics as their albums progressed--and this song was on their first album.
There certainly could be some deep, hidden meaning to this song, but I read somewhere once (maybe even on Guster's own website) that the lyrics to this song are completely random. Brian was making fun of Adam for singing about "Simple sentiments whisked away by anxious steel wool." I doubt Guster would write a song with absolutely no lyrical value, but I know that they have made attempts to focus more on lyrics as their albums progressed--and this song was on their first album.