"You've got it tough, I've seen the toughest around"
Explanation: You think as a person that you've had a tough time wtih your life, take a walk in my shoes and see how you like it. Everything isn't as bad as it seems, it could be much worse.
"You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real"
Explanation: Life is always giving you tough choices and siutations. If you can handle them, then you are much better off.
It seems that the interview that you have posted supports my opinion. Dave is talking about how the song became so popular because of the fact that when people think of Jumping, they tend to think of "jumping for joy" not jumping to one's death. That is what he thinks the listener of the song is attributing the lyrics to, a happy, rather than "dark and insidious" emotion.
"So, I wrote it down and ultimately it made in onto the record, although in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach. "
It is correct that he says it made it on the record in a much more positive vein, but in the context of the interview, he is explaining that that's not really what the song is about. He then talks about how simple it is to translate the song the way you hear from the record instead of really contemplating the lyrics meaning (I jog, therefore, I am, approach). Which is what you have done and most other listeners of the song have done. Thinking one specific thing and not really looking any deeper into what the song means. The music to the song is "kick ass" and makes you want to dance and have a good time, which ultimately contributes to the general consensus that this SHOULD be a happy song.
Oh, and I never said it was a "pro-suicide song". I explained that the song is written about an attempted suicide.
Chinup, you seem to sound quite intelligent. At least understand that the reason this website exists is that song lyrics are quite subjective in nature. Some don't make any sense when explained, but it's fun to try and reason what they might be about.
"You've got it tough, I've seen the toughest around"
Explanation: You think as a person that you've had a tough time wtih your life, take a walk in my shoes and see how you like it. Everything isn't as bad as it seems, it could be much worse.
"You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real"
Explanation: Life is always giving you tough choices and siutations. If you can handle them, then you are much better off.
It seems that the interview that you have posted supports my opinion. Dave is talking about how the song became so popular because of the fact that when people think of Jumping, they tend to think of "jumping for joy" not jumping to one's death. That is what he thinks the listener of the song is attributing the lyrics to, a happy, rather than "dark and insidious" emotion.
"So, I wrote it down and ultimately it made in onto the record, although in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach. "
It is correct that he says it made it on the record in a much more positive vein, but in the context of the interview, he is explaining that that's not really what the song is about. He then talks about how simple it is to translate the song the way you hear from the record instead of really contemplating the lyrics meaning (I jog, therefore, I am, approach). Which is what you have done and most other listeners of the song have done. Thinking one specific thing and not really looking any deeper into what the song means. The music to the song is "kick ass" and makes you want to dance and have a good time, which ultimately contributes to the general consensus that this SHOULD be a happy song.
Oh, and I never said it was a "pro-suicide song". I explained that the song is written about an attempted suicide.
Chinup, you seem to sound quite intelligent. At least understand that the reason this website exists is that song lyrics are quite subjective in nature. Some don't make any sense when explained, but it's fun to try and reason what they might be about.