Well..I'm not so sure what the first half of the song means lyrically (kicked it in the sun), but the last half has significant meaning to me personally, and when I realized what Doug was talking about I was really surprised that he could write such amazing things in this song.
The two repeated phrases "It's alright now
I'm getting over getting mine" may sound depressing, but I came to the same conclusion about two weeks ago. I think it represents the inevitable conclusion of life, really. Especially for younger people, or teens, I think we constantly strive to attain perfection in some sense. Either through relationships, or by creating the perfect image for ourselves (egotistical basis for high school), or finding the perfect job, always searching for a better version of our images - I want to win the nobel prize, I want to leave behind a great legacy, I want to live in the penthouse at the top of a giant scyscraper devoted entirely to me [think Donald Trump ;)]. And sometimes the frustration of never reaching that point really gets you down, and then you have your friends and relatives reassure you..telling you "oh its just a rut, you'll get out of it", only to find the same problems over and over again.
No one ever finds happiness for long. It is only fleeting, and when things change (as they inevitably will), people seek that sense again. Or even when they find it, they want more, like trying to dig a hole in the ocean (isaac brock lyrics).
These lyrics are great:
"He seemed so unashamed of how he operated
Corresponds to the facts that you want
Despite his expectations
He turned out mediocre
His master plan was so-so
We're special in other ways
Ways our mothers appreciate"
This is evokes very strong memories for me..it almost defines my life up to this point. Perhaps for many others, we have our own "master plans", or ideas that we can condition our minds to be someone special. Then out of growing frustration and the realization that your quest to be artificially superior or significant is folly, you come back to just trying to be yourself and to stop caring so much about your image. "He seemed so unashamed of how he operated - Corresponds to the facts that you want", talking about trying to please others "despite his expectations he turned out mediocre" - showing the result of your master plan..and "we're special, in ways our mothers appreciate", is a way of saying that you don't have to look for that sense of uniqueness, because you have it in you already. If people could just let go of that drive, I think they'd find that they have everything they need already.
Well..I'm not so sure what the first half of the song means lyrically (kicked it in the sun), but the last half has significant meaning to me personally, and when I realized what Doug was talking about I was really surprised that he could write such amazing things in this song.
The two repeated phrases "It's alright now I'm getting over getting mine" may sound depressing, but I came to the same conclusion about two weeks ago. I think it represents the inevitable conclusion of life, really. Especially for younger people, or teens, I think we constantly strive to attain perfection in some sense. Either through relationships, or by creating the perfect image for ourselves (egotistical basis for high school), or finding the perfect job, always searching for a better version of our images - I want to win the nobel prize, I want to leave behind a great legacy, I want to live in the penthouse at the top of a giant scyscraper devoted entirely to me [think Donald Trump ;)]. And sometimes the frustration of never reaching that point really gets you down, and then you have your friends and relatives reassure you..telling you "oh its just a rut, you'll get out of it", only to find the same problems over and over again.
No one ever finds happiness for long. It is only fleeting, and when things change (as they inevitably will), people seek that sense again. Or even when they find it, they want more, like trying to dig a hole in the ocean (isaac brock lyrics).
These lyrics are great: "He seemed so unashamed of how he operated Corresponds to the facts that you want Despite his expectations He turned out mediocre His master plan was so-so We're special in other ways Ways our mothers appreciate"
This is evokes very strong memories for me..it almost defines my life up to this point. Perhaps for many others, we have our own "master plans", or ideas that we can condition our minds to be someone special. Then out of growing frustration and the realization that your quest to be artificially superior or significant is folly, you come back to just trying to be yourself and to stop caring so much about your image. "He seemed so unashamed of how he operated - Corresponds to the facts that you want", talking about trying to please others "despite his expectations he turned out mediocre" - showing the result of your master plan..and "we're special, in ways our mothers appreciate", is a way of saying that you don't have to look for that sense of uniqueness, because you have it in you already. If people could just let go of that drive, I think they'd find that they have everything they need already.