Geez, the song's not that hard to figure out. Its about full circle. That is ziggy has become human, if you will, and adopted earth as his home. He disbelieves the world will end, and then realizes it is true. He has feelings, about everything, like telephones, opera houses, boys, toys, etc. Then the line about the fat-skinny and tall-short people is not what's bad about the world, but about what the world is. See, he says all the fat-skinny, tall short, nobody, somebody people, I never thought I'd need so many people - this means as in need people to feel alive, to be human, to have life, community, etc. We come in all shapes, sizes, egos and realities.
the gay comment? its a comment. Why focus on this so much. I think he meant that cops are exhaulted, or society holds them to that, and then when a cop prays, it shows both that all has broken down, thus sickness that the end is for real, and also shows the hyprocicacy of it all and the sudeen bron again bullcrap that the apocolypse will bring in people. The gay guy is sickened by the hyprocicacy of it all. Why a gay guy? for the same reason a cop. Symbolism. The cop is above society, the thin blue line. The gay guy is the bottom, below it all, farthest removed from the norm.
Then he sees the girl and digs her for her coolness, perhaps because instead of freaking out, she is enjoying life. What are you gonna do, pack? save your photos? No, might as well anjoy it while you got it, a milkshake is one of life's simple pleasures.
Finally, the last couple lines i think complete the circle to a child. he says about his ma, then about humans generally, then about "I kiss you, you're beautiful, I want you to walk". Could be the girl in the ice cream parlor, but instead I think it is about a newborn, maybe his, maybe hypotethical, that he would've like to see live, to walk - a momentus occassion in anyone's life. all gone now, world's ending.
and no, its not a religious song. Does it have religious overtones? sure. All good art is linked to religion somehow, usually by religious people looking for meaning of it all. No wonder people will think of gensesis and apocolypse in religious terms. Too bad genesis and apocolypse preceded religion. Or did they?
Geez, the song's not that hard to figure out. Its about full circle. That is ziggy has become human, if you will, and adopted earth as his home. He disbelieves the world will end, and then realizes it is true. He has feelings, about everything, like telephones, opera houses, boys, toys, etc. Then the line about the fat-skinny and tall-short people is not what's bad about the world, but about what the world is. See, he says all the fat-skinny, tall short, nobody, somebody people, I never thought I'd need so many people - this means as in need people to feel alive, to be human, to have life, community, etc. We come in all shapes, sizes, egos and realities.
the gay comment? its a comment. Why focus on this so much. I think he meant that cops are exhaulted, or society holds them to that, and then when a cop prays, it shows both that all has broken down, thus sickness that the end is for real, and also shows the hyprocicacy of it all and the sudeen bron again bullcrap that the apocolypse will bring in people. The gay guy is sickened by the hyprocicacy of it all. Why a gay guy? for the same reason a cop. Symbolism. The cop is above society, the thin blue line. The gay guy is the bottom, below it all, farthest removed from the norm.
Then he sees the girl and digs her for her coolness, perhaps because instead of freaking out, she is enjoying life. What are you gonna do, pack? save your photos? No, might as well anjoy it while you got it, a milkshake is one of life's simple pleasures.
Finally, the last couple lines i think complete the circle to a child. he says about his ma, then about humans generally, then about "I kiss you, you're beautiful, I want you to walk". Could be the girl in the ice cream parlor, but instead I think it is about a newborn, maybe his, maybe hypotethical, that he would've like to see live, to walk - a momentus occassion in anyone's life. all gone now, world's ending.
and no, its not a religious song. Does it have religious overtones? sure. All good art is linked to religion somehow, usually by religious people looking for meaning of it all. No wonder people will think of gensesis and apocolypse in religious terms. Too bad genesis and apocolypse preceded religion. Or did they?
@cubsfan A very thorough and concise analysis of all the themes this song encompasses.
@cubsfan A very thorough and concise analysis of all the themes this song encompasses.