There does feel like there is a degree of pain in this and a man who's just had enough. Though he was down and out or feeling crappy before, he's now got a new outlook and isn't prepared to take any crap.
I think (as mentioned above) the hill represents rising above it all. His "secret" has been exposed and to his suprise, he doesn't really care. It's sort of liberating - being free from the weight, conveyed by the style of singing in the verses (starting off quiet and moody and then into a defiant kind of shout, representing before & after).
There does feel like there is a degree of pain in this and a man who's just had enough. Though he was down and out or feeling crappy before, he's now got a new outlook and isn't prepared to take any crap. I think (as mentioned above) the hill represents rising above it all. His "secret" has been exposed and to his suprise, he doesn't really care. It's sort of liberating - being free from the weight, conveyed by the style of singing in the verses (starting off quiet and moody and then into a defiant kind of shout, representing before & after).