I just recently heard about this band and since dicovering them, I realized have acquired a new musical addiction. It's rare to find artists today that you grow instantly attracted to and enjoy all of their music...track one until the end...this has happened to me with SSPU. I bought the CD and instantly fell in love with the whole album, though this song in particular is my favorite. I love the sound of the music and the lyrics...as to the meaning of this song...this is what it says to me...
it's about standing still while time and the world passes you by, about not being able to move on in life. It's about having dreams that you can see but can't grasp..."so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can hold on to another plan" You can't reach them but at least you have a plan. The "rusted wheel planted still" is a metaphor for a person standing still. Picture an old rusted wheel planted in the ground (some people actually have these in their yards/gardens), the song goes through seasons, summer and winter while the rusted wheel is planted still. The end of the song changes the lyrics to "so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can move on to that better plan rusted wheel planted still, rusted wheel can't move on". I catch a hint of sarcasm and sadness with these lines. It's like saying yeah you have a plan, a dream, but you can't go forward, you can't move on.
I just recently heard about this band and since dicovering them, I realized have acquired a new musical addiction. It's rare to find artists today that you grow instantly attracted to and enjoy all of their music...track one until the end...this has happened to me with SSPU. I bought the CD and instantly fell in love with the whole album, though this song in particular is my favorite. I love the sound of the music and the lyrics...as to the meaning of this song...this is what it says to me...
it's about standing still while time and the world passes you by, about not being able to move on in life. It's about having dreams that you can see but can't grasp..."so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can hold on to another plan" You can't reach them but at least you have a plan. The "rusted wheel planted still" is a metaphor for a person standing still. Picture an old rusted wheel planted in the ground (some people actually have these in their yards/gardens), the song goes through seasons, summer and winter while the rusted wheel is planted still. The end of the song changes the lyrics to "so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can move on to that better plan rusted wheel planted still, rusted wheel can't move on". I catch a hint of sarcasm and sadness with these lines. It's like saying yeah you have a plan, a dream, but you can't go forward, you can't move on.