Such an amazing song from one of the greatest musicians of our time...
Zachharrisment - great interpretation... and I agree with you for the most part. Just had some things to add.
There's, of course, the disdain of a world that has lost itself to a Godless machine. No spirituality, just computers... Hence, I felt like this song was from the narrator to Mr. Supercomputer.
"Take it for a patient man I caught it
Patient is the kind that gets you paid
Even if I had, man, I got it
Seems I never had it anyway
Sometimes it may seem your best intentions
Take off with a fever anyway"
Even the narrator himself has found himself getting caught up in the disconnect that exists nowadays between people and eachother. With the advent of PCs in every home and iPods in every hand... it's so easy to get caught up in the fever of "I gotta have this and that." Even though he was trying to avoid it, even with the best intentions; he caught the fever anyway.
"I rejoice in what I carry in my heart
it overwelms what a man"
The narrator's recognition of his own spirituality... and of course, how such feelings can overwhelm a man.
"Great Emancipation plans,
and public transport, clap your hands, Abraham"
This line, to me, sort of asks, "Is this what our Forefathers intended?" They had such great plans, such great ambitions, and look at what we've become... that sort of tone.
Such an amazing song from one of the greatest musicians of our time...
Zachharrisment - great interpretation... and I agree with you for the most part. Just had some things to add.
There's, of course, the disdain of a world that has lost itself to a Godless machine. No spirituality, just computers... Hence, I felt like this song was from the narrator to Mr. Supercomputer.
"Take it for a patient man I caught it Patient is the kind that gets you paid Even if I had, man, I got it Seems I never had it anyway Sometimes it may seem your best intentions Take off with a fever anyway"
Even the narrator himself has found himself getting caught up in the disconnect that exists nowadays between people and eachother. With the advent of PCs in every home and iPods in every hand... it's so easy to get caught up in the fever of "I gotta have this and that." Even though he was trying to avoid it, even with the best intentions; he caught the fever anyway.
"I rejoice in what I carry in my heart it overwelms what a man"
The narrator's recognition of his own spirituality... and of course, how such feelings can overwhelm a man.
"Great Emancipation plans, and public transport, clap your hands, Abraham"
This line, to me, sort of asks, "Is this what our Forefathers intended?" They had such great plans, such great ambitions, and look at what we've become... that sort of tone.