This is one of my fav OLP songs, and I agree that it definitely has to do with the futility of living in the modern world (especially with the references to the destruction of phones and tv's) and the desire to escape and find something with meaning. Technology and advancements promised us knowledge and answers but rather it has tried to stifle out minds. While our "wheels keep turning" they (society/technology/God, what have you) have denied us what our minds most desire: understanding.
Also, I like Bobgreg's interpretation of the song as being linked to religion. I'd never really looked at it that way before but now I definitely see religious connections. With our "souls tied" to a religion that has not lived up to its promises of answering "questions, locked up inside", we feel like blind followers who've been lied to our whole lives.
...but that's just what I think. Great song.
Can't wait till the new album at the end of the month.
This is one of my fav OLP songs, and I agree that it definitely has to do with the futility of living in the modern world (especially with the references to the destruction of phones and tv's) and the desire to escape and find something with meaning. Technology and advancements promised us knowledge and answers but rather it has tried to stifle out minds. While our "wheels keep turning" they (society/technology/God, what have you) have denied us what our minds most desire: understanding.
Also, I like Bobgreg's interpretation of the song as being linked to religion. I'd never really looked at it that way before but now I definitely see religious connections. With our "souls tied" to a religion that has not lived up to its promises of answering "questions, locked up inside", we feel like blind followers who've been lied to our whole lives.
...but that's just what I think. Great song.
Can't wait till the new album at the end of the month.