As far as the latter part of his career is concerned this is one of the highlights.
The higher that the monkey can climb
The more he shows his tail
these first three lines I believe refer to humanity as "the monkey". The higher it climbs, the more we think of ourselves as great, the more civilization advances. the more we show our tail. That is the more our bad deeds and mistakes stretch out behind us.
Good point! Its nice to compare this song to the Pixie's "This Monkey's Gone To Heaven", where mankind is also, through an evolutionary synecdoche, a single monkey who can't help but destroy himself and his world through a reverse midus touch that turns it all to shit.
Good point! Its nice to compare this song to the Pixie's "This Monkey's Gone To Heaven", where mankind is also, through an evolutionary synecdoche, a single monkey who can't help but destroy himself and his world through a reverse midus touch that turns it all to shit.
As far as the latter part of his career is concerned this is one of the highlights. The higher that the monkey can climb The more he shows his tail
these first three lines I believe refer to humanity as "the monkey". The higher it climbs, the more we think of ourselves as great, the more civilization advances. the more we show our tail. That is the more our bad deeds and mistakes stretch out behind us.
Good point! Its nice to compare this song to the Pixie's "This Monkey's Gone To Heaven", where mankind is also, through an evolutionary synecdoche, a single monkey who can't help but destroy himself and his world through a reverse midus touch that turns it all to shit.
Good point! Its nice to compare this song to the Pixie's "This Monkey's Gone To Heaven", where mankind is also, through an evolutionary synecdoche, a single monkey who can't help but destroy himself and his world through a reverse midus touch that turns it all to shit.