I think the song is about self-realisation and being happy in yourself. Not needing to conquer others to find happiness. The song refers directly to the musical theatre production 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_World_-_I_Want_to_Get_Off).
In it a man plans his success and searches for something better than he has but, after all his greed and ambition, realises that he had all he needed in the beginning to be happy, he just didnt know it.
I think the song is about self-realisation and being happy in yourself. Not needing to conquer others to find happiness. The song refers directly to the musical theatre production 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_World_-_I_Want_to_Get_Off). In it a man plans his success and searches for something better than he has but, after all his greed and ambition, realises that he had all he needed in the beginning to be happy, he just didnt know it.