First of all, I think everyone has gotten it wrong, or at least mostly wrong. So allow me to interject.
From the very beginning, we have an unreliable narrator: "moving just keep moving / 'til I don't know what I'm saying." Clearly confused. I don't think it's as simple as wanderlust, otherwise why the lines: "I've got to find somebody to help me / I'll keep you in mind"? If simply "moving" were the answer, then they wouldn't want or need anyone to help them, they would just move.
I think what others have said about depression is correct, as it tends to cause one to make unhealthy decisions that go against what they know is best for them. Self-destruction, etc. I think the "stone cold feeling inside" is caused by the self-imposed isolation that makes one push others away, and "wasting time" by shutting themselves off to those who, deep down, they know can, and probably want to help.
"moving keep on moving / where I feel I'm home again / and when it's over / I'll see you again" It's obvious that moving is not necessarily the answer, since feeling like home is to see this person again. Why leave in the first place? Again, self-destruction. The unreliable narrator knows that staying in place is the best course of action, yet is not in the best of mindsets, and so pretends that moving away from what feels like home is best.
The fact that the song ends with "I'll keep you in mind" pretty much solidifies the idea that this song is more about wanting to come out of the box they've locked themselves in to allow someone to care for them. Or at least let someone in the box.
It seems like a depressing song, but the fact that there is recognition of the need for someone's help, and that there is someone in mind, suggests hope. So I think this qualifies as a cheerful song, in a somewhat twisted sense.
First of all, I think everyone has gotten it wrong, or at least mostly wrong. So allow me to interject.
From the very beginning, we have an unreliable narrator: "moving just keep moving / 'til I don't know what I'm saying." Clearly confused. I don't think it's as simple as wanderlust, otherwise why the lines: "I've got to find somebody to help me / I'll keep you in mind"? If simply "moving" were the answer, then they wouldn't want or need anyone to help them, they would just move.
I think what others have said about depression is correct, as it tends to cause one to make unhealthy decisions that go against what they know is best for them. Self-destruction, etc. I think the "stone cold feeling inside" is caused by the self-imposed isolation that makes one push others away, and "wasting time" by shutting themselves off to those who, deep down, they know can, and probably want to help.
"moving keep on moving / where I feel I'm home again / and when it's over / I'll see you again" It's obvious that moving is not necessarily the answer, since feeling like home is to see this person again. Why leave in the first place? Again, self-destruction. The unreliable narrator knows that staying in place is the best course of action, yet is not in the best of mindsets, and so pretends that moving away from what feels like home is best.
The fact that the song ends with "I'll keep you in mind" pretty much solidifies the idea that this song is more about wanting to come out of the box they've locked themselves in to allow someone to care for them. Or at least let someone in the box.
It seems like a depressing song, but the fact that there is recognition of the need for someone's help, and that there is someone in mind, suggests hope. So I think this qualifies as a cheerful song, in a somewhat twisted sense.