it seems to me that this song is commenting on a lot of the ideas/themes used in a lot of kurt vonnegut's writting as well as a lot of other beat writters. themes like critquing society's values and and the humman condition/nature.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly
Man got to sit and wonder why, why, why
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land
Man got to tell himself he understand" - this comments on the human condition, that we question things and that we base our society on culture, rather than instinctive decisions. but i wonder whether society is really pushing for this attitude; that we should be questioning the masses and alternaltive ideas. we seem to be becoming more ignorant of alternalitive ideals.
we want to make it easier for oursleves. this song seems to comment on this: "I would like to feel the pain of a broken heart, Just to let me know that I can fall apart" - this comments on how we, as a society, are being dehumanised and are lacking in compasion, perhaps from a lack of connectivness with intangiable things and our environment as well.
"No one wants to hear the boy sing love sick songs
Just keep dancing, keep smiling
Even if it feels wrong" - i think this is saying that no one questions or bothers to analyse the meanings behind things. the idea of uniformity and the lack existentialism seems to be quite prominant in western society. i really think this is a result of ideals we have formed and the lack of diverse intellectual ideas.
it seems to me that this song is commenting on a lot of the ideas/themes used in a lot of kurt vonnegut's writting as well as a lot of other beat writters. themes like critquing society's values and and the humman condition/nature.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly Man got to sit and wonder why, why, why Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land Man got to tell himself he understand" - this comments on the human condition, that we question things and that we base our society on culture, rather than instinctive decisions. but i wonder whether society is really pushing for this attitude; that we should be questioning the masses and alternaltive ideas. we seem to be becoming more ignorant of alternalitive ideals.
we want to make it easier for oursleves. this song seems to comment on this: "I would like to feel the pain of a broken heart, Just to let me know that I can fall apart" - this comments on how we, as a society, are being dehumanised and are lacking in compasion, perhaps from a lack of connectivness with intangiable things and our environment as well.
"No one wants to hear the boy sing love sick songs Just keep dancing, keep smiling Even if it feels wrong" - i think this is saying that no one questions or bothers to analyse the meanings behind things. the idea of uniformity and the lack existentialism seems to be quite prominant in western society. i really think this is a result of ideals we have formed and the lack of diverse intellectual ideas.