I think this song is about a lonely middle aged man who has been working his whole life and is just kind burned out on life. The song talks about his putting on his uniform everyday and how routine it is. It was like a "book he read in his sleep." The only part I don't get is at the end where it says
"A time to dream to himself. He waves goodbye to his self.
I'll see you on the other side.
Another man moved by slight of hand."
Did he kill himself or did he make a change and lived a little more out of the routine thing?
@Stoney
He means that he gets a glimpse of his old "true" self again (before he fell into the mundanity of the corporate/ratrace lifestyle), and rather than choosing to change his course, he instead chooses to wave goodbye to his dreams and kick them down the road until a later time, either because they are seemingly currently impossible (for instance, guys who are supporting wives/children) or because he merely lacks the werewithal to change his circumstances. Or maybe a bit of both.
@Stoney
He means that he gets a glimpse of his old "true" self again (before he fell into the mundanity of the corporate/ratrace lifestyle), and rather than choosing to change his course, he instead chooses to wave goodbye to his dreams and kick them down the road until a later time, either because they are seemingly currently impossible (for instance, guys who are supporting wives/children) or because he merely lacks the werewithal to change his circumstances. Or maybe a bit of both.
I think this song is about a lonely middle aged man who has been working his whole life and is just kind burned out on life. The song talks about his putting on his uniform everyday and how routine it is. It was like a "book he read in his sleep." The only part I don't get is at the end where it says
"A time to dream to himself. He waves goodbye to his self. I'll see you on the other side. Another man moved by slight of hand."
Did he kill himself or did he make a change and lived a little more out of the routine thing?
@Stoney He means that he gets a glimpse of his old "true" self again (before he fell into the mundanity of the corporate/ratrace lifestyle), and rather than choosing to change his course, he instead chooses to wave goodbye to his dreams and kick them down the road until a later time, either because they are seemingly currently impossible (for instance, guys who are supporting wives/children) or because he merely lacks the werewithal to change his circumstances. Or maybe a bit of both.
@Stoney He means that he gets a glimpse of his old "true" self again (before he fell into the mundanity of the corporate/ratrace lifestyle), and rather than choosing to change his course, he instead chooses to wave goodbye to his dreams and kick them down the road until a later time, either because they are seemingly currently impossible (for instance, guys who are supporting wives/children) or because he merely lacks the werewithal to change his circumstances. Or maybe a bit of both.