i can agree with the cynicism of the song. but i'll add that i see it as a request, or a plea for that good feeling of being drawn again to the things he knows to be dear to his heart. "may be down but not out, my soul got lost along the way" tells me he is expressing a loss of direction and struggling with issues concerning this world vs. the next world. that which is temproary vs. eternal.
i can agree with the cynicism of the song. but i'll add that i see it as a request, or a plea for that good feeling of being drawn again to the things he knows to be dear to his heart. "may be down but not out, my soul got lost along the way" tells me he is expressing a loss of direction and struggling with issues concerning this world vs. the next world. that which is temproary vs. eternal.