sure! i'll give it a shot, anyway. i think this song is about someone who's really elitist and knows it. like how you see so many people making comments about a perceived vast majority of "stupid people." a lot of people think that they're alot smarter than the vast majority of the global population, and i think this song is written from the perspective of one of those people.
like, for instance, when he says "come ego you fool... when the planet lets me down, you'll still be around" he's talking about how he sort of shuts himself off from society because he's ego is so big that he doesn't think they have anything of merit to say. so just in case he DOES make the decision to go out and interact, his ego is telling him "when you realize you've made a mistake like i know you will, i'll be here for you."
i'm especially impressed with the lyric "i'm learning now that nothing in common is better than finding out." to me, that's saying that realizing you have nothing in common with a person (or society as a whole) at first is better than getting into a conversation/relationship under the impression that you've finally met someone who interests you, only to realize to your dismay later that you were wrong.
i also think the protagonist in this song is a bit mentally ill. not just "society sucks" type mentally ill, but genuinely has some sort of imbalance, as indicated by "a nightmare comes and goes, i can't remember it, it's sinking, the holes are filling my ship." almost like the self-imposed exile he's putting himself through is slowly driving him insane.
man. what a great song. tony sly has really turned into an incredible lyricist.
sure! i'll give it a shot, anyway. i think this song is about someone who's really elitist and knows it. like how you see so many people making comments about a perceived vast majority of "stupid people." a lot of people think that they're alot smarter than the vast majority of the global population, and i think this song is written from the perspective of one of those people.
like, for instance, when he says "come ego you fool... when the planet lets me down, you'll still be around" he's talking about how he sort of shuts himself off from society because he's ego is so big that he doesn't think they have anything of merit to say. so just in case he DOES make the decision to go out and interact, his ego is telling him "when you realize you've made a mistake like i know you will, i'll be here for you."
i'm especially impressed with the lyric "i'm learning now that nothing in common is better than finding out." to me, that's saying that realizing you have nothing in common with a person (or society as a whole) at first is better than getting into a conversation/relationship under the impression that you've finally met someone who interests you, only to realize to your dismay later that you were wrong.
i also think the protagonist in this song is a bit mentally ill. not just "society sucks" type mentally ill, but genuinely has some sort of imbalance, as indicated by "a nightmare comes and goes, i can't remember it, it's sinking, the holes are filling my ship." almost like the self-imposed exile he's putting himself through is slowly driving him insane.
man. what a great song. tony sly has really turned into an incredible lyricist.