To me, this song could be one of two things:
1) A celebrity being interviewed by a reporter
2) A celeb shooting the breeze with one of his "big fans"
In either case, during the conversation (which is presented one-sided from the point of view of the celeb) the journalist/fan has these thoughts of "you're so great, you're a big influence to me," and the celeb is all "that's nice, that makes me feel good that you think that way but I still think I'm a worm." As the conversation progresses, the journalist/fan realizes the celeb ain't all he's cracked up to be ("the hero is a wretch"), he's just a stinky rat like the rest of us, so "are you disenchanted by the idol's humanness?" The journalist/fan at first wanted to be more like the celeb in admiration, but the fact is they already are similar in that they're both wretches.
if you've read simplicity, then you'll know that this song is a reference to his time in the crucified, when everyone held him up as this idol or great preacher, but off stage he was doing everything he shouldn't be doing.
if you've read simplicity, then you'll know that this song is a reference to his time in the crucified, when everyone held him up as this idol or great preacher, but off stage he was doing everything he shouldn't be doing.
To me, this song could be one of two things: 1) A celebrity being interviewed by a reporter 2) A celeb shooting the breeze with one of his "big fans" In either case, during the conversation (which is presented one-sided from the point of view of the celeb) the journalist/fan has these thoughts of "you're so great, you're a big influence to me," and the celeb is all "that's nice, that makes me feel good that you think that way but I still think I'm a worm." As the conversation progresses, the journalist/fan realizes the celeb ain't all he's cracked up to be ("the hero is a wretch"), he's just a stinky rat like the rest of us, so "are you disenchanted by the idol's humanness?" The journalist/fan at first wanted to be more like the celeb in admiration, but the fact is they already are similar in that they're both wretches.
if you've read simplicity, then you'll know that this song is a reference to his time in the crucified, when everyone held him up as this idol or great preacher, but off stage he was doing everything he shouldn't be doing.
if you've read simplicity, then you'll know that this song is a reference to his time in the crucified, when everyone held him up as this idol or great preacher, but off stage he was doing everything he shouldn't be doing.