This song is about a "lonely" person, somebody who has (mentally) abandoned all the people around him/her and lives a life of (temporary) solitude..."Dr. Strangeluv"=he/she doesn't connect/love or allow himself/herself to connect/love on a personal level to anybody (yet)
It is about somebody who has had the realization that most of the people around him/her are shallow, conformists
("looking everywhere, I see nothing but people...cold look in their eyes, cold air in their hearts")
He/she used to think that he/she belonged with these people, that he/she needed these people in his/her life
("I always thought I could never leave them")
These people are calling his/her name, they want him/her to be with them, to be apart of them, but they don't know that he/she can't keep up this fabrication for very long, when forced to at times (at work, "how are you's", proper etiquette,. etc.)
("They are calling me, but they don't know I can't stay all night long")
He/she always thought that he/she could change them, could make them understand, could make them all see the greater and more deeper, unsuperficial side of life
("...I always thought I could save them all")
In a 3rd person perpective, as well as he/she himself/herself, poses the question as to whether or not he/she is happy being this way:
"Hey, Dr. Strangeluv so sad, isn't it true?"
he/she keeps looking around for that perfect someone, or that someone who is like him/her..
("looking everywhere, keep my fire going")
and he'll/she'll stay strong at heart while on this mission ("looking everywhere..keep my fire going")
@trust_no1 - I agree with your analysis. I would also suggest an affinity or a 'conflicted' disgust with those folks, a certain 'Nihilism', if you will.
@trust_no1 - I agree with your analysis. I would also suggest an affinity or a 'conflicted' disgust with those folks, a certain 'Nihilism', if you will.
This song is about a "lonely" person, somebody who has (mentally) abandoned all the people around him/her and lives a life of (temporary) solitude..."Dr. Strangeluv"=he/she doesn't connect/love or allow himself/herself to connect/love on a personal level to anybody (yet)
It is about somebody who has had the realization that most of the people around him/her are shallow, conformists ("looking everywhere, I see nothing but people...cold look in their eyes, cold air in their hearts")
He/she used to think that he/she belonged with these people, that he/she needed these people in his/her life ("I always thought I could never leave them")
These people are calling his/her name, they want him/her to be with them, to be apart of them, but they don't know that he/she can't keep up this fabrication for very long, when forced to at times (at work, "how are you's", proper etiquette,. etc.) ("They are calling me, but they don't know I can't stay all night long")
He/she always thought that he/she could change them, could make them understand, could make them all see the greater and more deeper, unsuperficial side of life ("...I always thought I could save them all")
In a 3rd person perpective, as well as he/she himself/herself, poses the question as to whether or not he/she is happy being this way: "Hey, Dr. Strangeluv so sad, isn't it true?"
he/she keeps looking around for that perfect someone, or that someone who is like him/her.. ("looking everywhere, keep my fire going") and he'll/she'll stay strong at heart while on this mission ("looking everywhere..keep my fire going")
@trust_no1 - I agree with your analysis. I would also suggest an affinity or a 'conflicted' disgust with those folks, a certain 'Nihilism', if you will.
@trust_no1 - I agree with your analysis. I would also suggest an affinity or a 'conflicted' disgust with those folks, a certain 'Nihilism', if you will.