Looking at this song from a non-metaphysical standpoint is a joke, albeit a funny one.
The "bowl" is the TOILET bowl. You drink, then you piss. It's a mindless process, and part of the human condition, which is also the point of the song. It's essentially a 'sub-metaphor'. The larger metaphor pertains to humans and the world.
Suppose "God" left some food wrapped up, in a plastic bag of course on the kitchen table for way too long. He comes back and "what the fuck?" He returns to the bag and sees these mindless things floating around, eating, shitting, zig zagging, what have you. Why are they there? Because conditions were suitable, (nasty ass rotting fruit), to attract fruit flies. Why are we here? Because conditions were suitable, (water on Earth), to create life. It's a metaphor for human beings. Matt is a human being, and similarly, he feels like a fruit fly flying around mindlessly, aimlessly. He doesn't know why he is here, but he is, and he's hungry.
Looking at this song from a non-metaphysical standpoint is a joke, albeit a funny one.
The "bowl" is the TOILET bowl. You drink, then you piss. It's a mindless process, and part of the human condition, which is also the point of the song. It's essentially a 'sub-metaphor'. The larger metaphor pertains to humans and the world.
Suppose "God" left some food wrapped up, in a plastic bag of course on the kitchen table for way too long. He comes back and "what the fuck?" He returns to the bag and sees these mindless things floating around, eating, shitting, zig zagging, what have you. Why are they there? Because conditions were suitable, (nasty ass rotting fruit), to attract fruit flies. Why are we here? Because conditions were suitable, (water on Earth), to create life. It's a metaphor for human beings. Matt is a human being, and similarly, he feels like a fruit fly flying around mindlessly, aimlessly. He doesn't know why he is here, but he is, and he's hungry.