Lyric discussion by iluvpunkrock 

Cover art for An Exercise lyrics by John Frusciante

i think this song means to look behind the upfront meanings of things, and looking deeper to find out what people really mean. sort of like you can't judge a book by its cover. and once you can do this(judge correctly) then you know that every moment is special, and you understand more about the meaning of life. but then again its only my opinion