I love the phrase "every dream gets whittled down just like every fool gets wise", perhaps meaning that one experience may change a person's outlook; a fool becoming wise because of age and experience, and likewise a dream being whittled away because a comment someone made or an experience they had. It becomes a fact of life, and as he later states, "the rest of us do what we must in constant compromise." So really, I think this song is about taking the bad with the good and accepting what you can't change. Eloquently stated, Conor.
I love the phrase "every dream gets whittled down just like every fool gets wise", perhaps meaning that one experience may change a person's outlook; a fool becoming wise because of age and experience, and likewise a dream being whittled away because a comment someone made or an experience they had. It becomes a fact of life, and as he later states, "the rest of us do what we must in constant compromise." So really, I think this song is about taking the bad with the good and accepting what you can't change. Eloquently stated, Conor.