I have to disagree with whoever said it wasn't from Ander's perspective. In the intro for this song on one of their live CD's (Tokyo Showdown, last 20 seconds of Moonshield methinks) he talks about Clayman as being written "in a difficult time of my life and I felt like a piece of clay". I think this is enough to show that Anders was actually singing as the clayman. I agree that there are many alternate interpretations, but that's how a lot of things in life are. I personally lean towards the interpretation that to be truly happy you need to mould yourself and not be pressured by the plastic, unchangable conformists. \m/
I have to disagree with whoever said it wasn't from Ander's perspective. In the intro for this song on one of their live CD's (Tokyo Showdown, last 20 seconds of Moonshield methinks) he talks about Clayman as being written "in a difficult time of my life and I felt like a piece of clay". I think this is enough to show that Anders was actually singing as the clayman. I agree that there are many alternate interpretations, but that's how a lot of things in life are. I personally lean towards the interpretation that to be truly happy you need to mould yourself and not be pressured by the plastic, unchangable conformists. \m/