I think it means he was all hyped about becoming this rising talent in the world of music, touring different continents, opening for huge bands, and then he had this cathartic event that refocused him on what he really wants.
The event, of course, is his near-death in England while on tour. More than near-death actually, as he was apparently legally dead for a few minutes.
Anyway, the line "I woke up in a horse's stomach one foggy morning" refers to being in the belly of the beast, the beast or "horse" in this case being the whole Sparklehorse getting more famous juggernaut. (And foggy morning being a reference to England where all this went down.)
"His eyes were crazy as he smashed into the cemetary gates." He started believing his own hype and started living more out of control as it apparently befits so many people getting bigger in the world of rock. As a penalty to living out the Sparklehorse dream, he got a first hand look at death.
"All I want is to be a happy man." No interpretaion necessary. A straightforward return to reality. And who doesn't just want to be happy at the end of the day?
A great song of a great album.
I think it means he was all hyped about becoming this rising talent in the world of music, touring different continents, opening for huge bands, and then he had this cathartic event that refocused him on what he really wants.
The event, of course, is his near-death in England while on tour. More than near-death actually, as he was apparently legally dead for a few minutes.
Anyway, the line "I woke up in a horse's stomach one foggy morning" refers to being in the belly of the beast, the beast or "horse" in this case being the whole Sparklehorse getting more famous juggernaut. (And foggy morning being a reference to England where all this went down.)
"His eyes were crazy as he smashed into the cemetary gates." He started believing his own hype and started living more out of control as it apparently befits so many people getting bigger in the world of rock. As a penalty to living out the Sparklehorse dream, he got a first hand look at death.
"All I want is to be a happy man." No interpretaion necessary. A straightforward return to reality. And who doesn't just want to be happy at the end of the day?