"I'm scared, so scared, as the years roll away and the price that I paid, and the straws slip away" I Think he's pointing out that the world is a scary place (corruption, greed, lust, murder, etc.) and it seems no matter how hard we work we can't get ahead and as we get older it seems that our options become fewer and fewer, the world seems to chew people up and spit them out; and there is always war, war, war. (watch the videos "Money Masters" and "Zeitgeist Addendum")
"You don't have to suffer, it is what it is" We need to do something about it, we don't have to take it!!! As individuals or collectively we the people we need to stand up and hold our politicians accountable. "no bell, book or candle can get you out of this" You won't be saved by the bell, you may be able to temporarily escape by reading a book or going to a movie, etc., no ones going to light the way, we will still have to face reality; its up to us each one of us. "Oh no" Thats what you say if we don't step up and make it right and the shit continues to hit the fan.
"I'm scarred, I'm scarred, everyday of my life I just manage to survive, I just want to stay alive" As we struggle through our lives we continually get scarred, a divorce, the loss of a loved one, the scars of being an economic slave and trying to meet the demands of the system. We struggle to survive, but we don't want to just survive we want to feel alive, that feeling you had when you were young (Remember) before you grew up and became an economic slave. (Again, I urge you to watch the videos "Money Masters and "Zeitgeist Addendum")
"You don't have to worry, in heaven or hell, just dance to the music you do it so well" Don't worry, whether you think your doing great or just scraping by, keep being an economic slave a puppet on strings, you've been doing it so well, all your life so far. I believe this a a sarcastic verse intended to say "wake up"
I think the last two verses are more personal, His "Hatred" for the system and how it steals wealth from the working class(and thats what makes John Lennon a Working Class Hero, he fought for us) and his jealousy if not kept under control could be fatal. Remember the F.B.I. was following John and kept a file on him because of his fight for the common people against the war and against the system, also the stress and personal sacrifice he made on our behalf; And jealousy could lead to a divorce and a broken heart which many of us know can make you wish you were dead.
The last verse says to me he's getting tired of the fight and sometimes he feels he's all alone in the fight against the system and the war, even though he wasn't alone in this fight, sometimes it can feel like your alone especially when the F.B.I starts watching your every move; And at that point in his life he traveled all over fighting for us against the war and the system, he truly was "like a rolling stone" no place to call home.
"I'm scared, so scared, as the years roll away and the price that I paid, and the straws slip away" I Think he's pointing out that the world is a scary place (corruption, greed, lust, murder, etc.) and it seems no matter how hard we work we can't get ahead and as we get older it seems that our options become fewer and fewer, the world seems to chew people up and spit them out; and there is always war, war, war. (watch the videos "Money Masters" and "Zeitgeist Addendum")
"You don't have to suffer, it is what it is" We need to do something about it, we don't have to take it!!! As individuals or collectively we the people we need to stand up and hold our politicians accountable. "no bell, book or candle can get you out of this" You won't be saved by the bell, you may be able to temporarily escape by reading a book or going to a movie, etc., no ones going to light the way, we will still have to face reality; its up to us each one of us. "Oh no" Thats what you say if we don't step up and make it right and the shit continues to hit the fan.
"I'm scarred, I'm scarred, everyday of my life I just manage to survive, I just want to stay alive" As we struggle through our lives we continually get scarred, a divorce, the loss of a loved one, the scars of being an economic slave and trying to meet the demands of the system. We struggle to survive, but we don't want to just survive we want to feel alive, that feeling you had when you were young (Remember) before you grew up and became an economic slave. (Again, I urge you to watch the videos "Money Masters and "Zeitgeist Addendum")
"You don't have to worry, in heaven or hell, just dance to the music you do it so well" Don't worry, whether you think your doing great or just scraping by, keep being an economic slave a puppet on strings, you've been doing it so well, all your life so far. I believe this a a sarcastic verse intended to say "wake up"
I think the last two verses are more personal, His "Hatred" for the system and how it steals wealth from the working class(and thats what makes John Lennon a Working Class Hero, he fought for us) and his jealousy if not kept under control could be fatal. Remember the F.B.I. was following John and kept a file on him because of his fight for the common people against the war and against the system, also the stress and personal sacrifice he made on our behalf; And jealousy could lead to a divorce and a broken heart which many of us know can make you wish you were dead.
The last verse says to me he's getting tired of the fight and sometimes he feels he's all alone in the fight against the system and the war, even though he wasn't alone in this fight, sometimes it can feel like your alone especially when the F.B.I starts watching your every move; And at that point in his life he traveled all over fighting for us against the war and the system, he truly was "like a rolling stone" no place to call home.