Lyric discussion by lukescott 

Cover art for The Great Nothing lyrics by Spock's Beard

This one is about a man who has a dream, but ends up getting caught up with a drinking habit, possibly due to some disappointments along the way, and eventually loses everything he worked for because of this, and even though he had someone teaching him how to become successful, he thought he was doing well, and completely ignored his mentor's advice.

The "Note" that's mentioned in the song might be about life itself. Even after this man is gone, life will go on, and there will be more people like him.

Interesting Theory, lukescott. Sort of sounds like the concept of The Mars Volta's First Album "De-Loused In The Comatorium"...

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