To me, the song says that we know nothing about why we do things.
We are told, get a job, get your pay, get married.
But even when we do these things, and we are successful, we are sliding closer to the real end.
A wife thinks she must toil for her household and for her children.
A father thinks he must teach his son what he knows.
And God, that thing, the most overpowering of all these pretences, God is the only one who is sure of itself. The rest of us, we fear, we know deep down where things are really going.
A father kisses his son only to "go back home again" to his "true role" as provider and teacher.
wives and husbands must justify their choice of who to marry and their careers, to their friends, their kids, but most of all, to themselves.
We are still no closer to the real 'why?'s of life.
many points people have made make sense.
To me, the song says that we know nothing about why we do things.
We are told, get a job, get your pay, get married.
But even when we do these things, and we are successful, we are sliding closer to the real end.
A wife thinks she must toil for her household and for her children.
A father thinks he must teach his son what he knows.
And God, that thing, the most overpowering of all these pretences, God is the only one who is sure of itself. The rest of us, we fear, we know deep down where things are really going.
A father kisses his son only to "go back home again" to his "true role" as provider and teacher.
wives and husbands must justify their choice of who to marry and their careers, to their friends, their kids, but most of all, to themselves.
We are still no closer to the real 'why?'s of life.
And slip slidin' away towards death
And slip slidin' away towards death