I agree that maybe there are political undertones, but as a whole i think this song is about thinking for yourself. There will be a lot of people out there trying to sway your opinion, but the only person you can trust is yourself...so dont be swayed by "april fools and eggmen" cause they are both wrong.
"rest assured their weighing words in sympathetic ink"-here is the political aspect of the song, there are those out there who will lie through their teeth and pine to which ever group will hear them, as long as it makes them more popular...they weigh their words in sympathetic ink to get votes
"and they dont waste their time suspending disbelief, they face the facts with thinking caps they map out and display...but thats not the only way"-basically, once they get your approval, they will then try to instill all of their morals, ethics, beliefs, etc. on you...but you don't have to listen to them, its not the only way.
"common sense wont pay the rent and doesnt grow on trees, but splitting hair will get you anything you need." -instincts and common sense are good, but sometimes you need to think a little deeper to see what is below the surface.
"take your own advice, before you take a side, look for NEW ground"-the bridge pretty much sums the entire song up in three lines...dont trust anyone else until you truly know what you believe...then weigh that against what these april fools and eggmen are preaching, and see if it matches. If not, look for new ground.
not all lines are analyzed, but i think you get the point.
I agree that maybe there are political undertones, but as a whole i think this song is about thinking for yourself. There will be a lot of people out there trying to sway your opinion, but the only person you can trust is yourself...so dont be swayed by "april fools and eggmen" cause they are both wrong.
"rest assured their weighing words in sympathetic ink"-here is the political aspect of the song, there are those out there who will lie through their teeth and pine to which ever group will hear them, as long as it makes them more popular...they weigh their words in sympathetic ink to get votes
"and they dont waste their time suspending disbelief, they face the facts with thinking caps they map out and display...but thats not the only way"-basically, once they get your approval, they will then try to instill all of their morals, ethics, beliefs, etc. on you...but you don't have to listen to them, its not the only way.
"common sense wont pay the rent and doesnt grow on trees, but splitting hair will get you anything you need." -instincts and common sense are good, but sometimes you need to think a little deeper to see what is below the surface.
"take your own advice, before you take a side, look for NEW ground"-the bridge pretty much sums the entire song up in three lines...dont trust anyone else until you truly know what you believe...then weigh that against what these april fools and eggmen are preaching, and see if it matches. If not, look for new ground.
not all lines are analyzed, but i think you get the point.