i don't think the lyrics are meaningless at all. beansch has it right, it's about the working class. very rebellious feel to this song. the album was great because oasis was "real," they weren't a bunch of art students pretending to be working class like blur were-- they sang about the things they knew about.
"What was that sound ringing around your brain
Today was just a blur, you've got a head like a ghost train
What was that sound ringing around your brain
You're here on your own who you gonna find to blame"
a description of what working class life is like.
"You're the outcast
You're the underclass"
self-explanatory. the working class it the outcast class because the upper class or the middle class do not care about them.
"But you don't care
Because you're living fast"
self-explanatory as well, they're living it up anyways and not giving a shit about anything else.
"You're the uninvited guest who stays 'till the end"
uninvited guest-- someone who is unwanted and not cared about. the upper/middle class does not care about the lower class. you in this verse = the underclass.
"I know you've got a problem that the devil sends"
again, you is the underclass of the verse. the devil sent a problem for you. the devil is the upper/middle class.
"You think they're talking 'bout you but you don't know who
I'll be scraping your life from the soul of my shoe tonight"
you think the upper/middle class are talking about taking you out and you do know who it is exactly, but you know when the fight happens (tonight) that you will be scraping their remains from the sole of your shoe. btw, should be SOLE, not soul.
"Bring it on down, bring it down for me
Your head's in a fish tank
Your body and your mind can't breathe"
a taunting verse for the upper/middle class.
i don't think the lyrics are meaningless at all. beansch has it right, it's about the working class. very rebellious feel to this song. the album was great because oasis was "real," they weren't a bunch of art students pretending to be working class like blur were-- they sang about the things they knew about.
"What was that sound ringing around your brain Today was just a blur, you've got a head like a ghost train What was that sound ringing around your brain You're here on your own who you gonna find to blame" a description of what working class life is like.
"You're the outcast You're the underclass" self-explanatory. the working class it the outcast class because the upper class or the middle class do not care about them. "But you don't care Because you're living fast" self-explanatory as well, they're living it up anyways and not giving a shit about anything else.
"You're the uninvited guest who stays 'till the end" uninvited guest-- someone who is unwanted and not cared about. the upper/middle class does not care about the lower class. you in this verse = the underclass. "I know you've got a problem that the devil sends" again, you is the underclass of the verse. the devil sent a problem for you. the devil is the upper/middle class.
"You think they're talking 'bout you but you don't know who I'll be scraping your life from the soul of my shoe tonight" you think the upper/middle class are talking about taking you out and you do know who it is exactly, but you know when the fight happens (tonight) that you will be scraping their remains from the sole of your shoe. btw, should be SOLE, not soul.
"Bring it on down, bring it down for me Your head's in a fish tank Your body and your mind can't breathe" a taunting verse for the upper/middle class.