The pun that the chorus refers to is the title of the song. 'The World's Address' becomes 'The World's A Dress'. Once you see this, it becomes obvious that the song is a critique on the way our society focuses on outward appearance.
"Life's parade of fashion just leaves me depressed
Under every garment I can see the world's a dress "
This says to me that the constant focus on following the changing trends has worn thin. If one looks, one can easily see through every new fad and style and notice that our world has become shallow and vain.
I'm not quite sure what the meaning is behind the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong"
One theory I have is this: Copernicus had a large hand in proving that the Earth is not the center of the Universe. The ideals that this song is disagreeing with would seem to think otherwise.
Albert Einstein wrote an essay called "The World As I See It". One of the ideas largely expressed in this essay is that man is dependant on each other's happiness for satisfaction. "But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy."
These sentiments similarly clash with the shallow society that this song is speaking out against.
This leads me to believe that the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong", is meant to be ironic, a sarcastic lash against our society today.
Or maybe I don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Either way, it's a good song. =)
The pun that the chorus refers to is the title of the song. 'The World's Address' becomes 'The World's A Dress'. Once you see this, it becomes obvious that the song is a critique on the way our society focuses on outward appearance.
"Life's parade of fashion just leaves me depressed Under every garment I can see the world's a dress " This says to me that the constant focus on following the changing trends has worn thin. If one looks, one can easily see through every new fad and style and notice that our world has become shallow and vain.
I'm not quite sure what the meaning is behind the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong" One theory I have is this: Copernicus had a large hand in proving that the Earth is not the center of the Universe. The ideals that this song is disagreeing with would seem to think otherwise.
Albert Einstein wrote an essay called "The World As I See It". One of the ideas largely expressed in this essay is that man is dependant on each other's happiness for satisfaction. "But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy." These sentiments similarly clash with the shallow society that this song is speaking out against.
This leads me to believe that the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong", is meant to be ironic, a sarcastic lash against our society today.
Or maybe I don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Either way, it's a good song. =)