This song epitomizes my life in college. However, I don't think the opening verse really characterizes indolence, i.e. reading, writing, and thinking. Everything in that first verse is true for my life basically. The first verse seems, to me, to illustrate being consumed with work and noticing that life outside of your work is somewhat passing you by. Despite this, the work that envelopes your life is important to you and so you are willing to forego what's going out there for a while. But during that time you question yourself for a bit, and so confidence declines .. . but it always comes back up. I think that's what it is really about the highs and lows of life at work. At least, that's how I like to interpret it. Also, when he talks about being nervous of what his girl will think of him in his swimsuit that definately was me as well. Just as my soccer career had ended I got a new girlfriend, and by the time spring break came around I was about 20 pounds heavier. But she is a master and didn't care one bit.
This song epitomizes my life in college. However, I don't think the opening verse really characterizes indolence, i.e. reading, writing, and thinking. Everything in that first verse is true for my life basically. The first verse seems, to me, to illustrate being consumed with work and noticing that life outside of your work is somewhat passing you by. Despite this, the work that envelopes your life is important to you and so you are willing to forego what's going out there for a while. But during that time you question yourself for a bit, and so confidence declines .. . but it always comes back up. I think that's what it is really about the highs and lows of life at work. At least, that's how I like to interpret it. Also, when he talks about being nervous of what his girl will think of him in his swimsuit that definately was me as well. Just as my soccer career had ended I got a new girlfriend, and by the time spring break came around I was about 20 pounds heavier. But she is a master and didn't care one bit.