With all the images of rust and technology, it would seem to express the dismal realities of the human condition. The song seems to mourn for the wasted potential in all of us (machines rusting to breathe/Hopeless, helpless, deconstructing ourselves). When he talks about never finding a home, I think he means that we're never satisfied with ourselves. Instead of taking our inferiority in stride, we have this tendency to crumble (we're a tired nation). We want to be taken anywhere, because we have no home in ourselves (no sense of acceptance). The "nobody wants me here" seems to refer to ourselves more than anything--we don't want to be ourselves. We'd rather be somewhere else, away from our realities, and pretend to be anything. Disillusioned is a good word for the overall mood of the song.
With all the images of rust and technology, it would seem to express the dismal realities of the human condition. The song seems to mourn for the wasted potential in all of us (machines rusting to breathe/Hopeless, helpless, deconstructing ourselves). When he talks about never finding a home, I think he means that we're never satisfied with ourselves. Instead of taking our inferiority in stride, we have this tendency to crumble (we're a tired nation). We want to be taken anywhere, because we have no home in ourselves (no sense of acceptance). The "nobody wants me here" seems to refer to ourselves more than anything--we don't want to be ourselves. We'd rather be somewhere else, away from our realities, and pretend to be anything. Disillusioned is a good word for the overall mood of the song.
I dig it.
I agree. this song is the sad truth, and shows it in a lovely beautiful song
I agree. this song is the sad truth, and shows it in a lovely beautiful song