Interesting posts. General love for Jack seems to be pervasive. I have it too.
Here's what I think Jack is trying to communicate:
There is a dude Jack knows, maybe even Jack himself, who has made some mistakes. Those mistakes are continuing to plague him, and he only makes them worse. Sort of a self destructive spiral. The line "he stabbed the moment in the back with the brown thumbtack that held up the list of the things he's got to do" seems to indicate that the subject Jack is talking about has neglected his responsibilities. If the thumbtack once held up the list, it no longer does. What happened to the list? Think it is mixed in with the other trash on the floor.
"Moving on before he understood" indicates the a lack of learning from one's mistakes. Not necessarily out of compulsive behavior, but possibly out of frustration or impatience.
The reference to the "faces that he knew" may be about the people the song's protagonist's circle of friends or family that he has abandoned to pursue his self destructive behavior and the fact he sisn't try to see how or why the people he wronged felt wronged.
The refrain seems to indicate a general sense of "oh well, just bad luck, better just move on."
The next few lines seem to indicate that the subject is haplessly stumbling into further trouble through lack of insight and ignorance.
I'm puzzled by the line "cause hate is such a such a strong word" some antipathy for his situation and his perceived projection of his own failure on the people he has abandoned is what I think is likely.
The bricks and walls seem like bad decisions that further isolate the subject from both those who care about him and possibilites of rising out of the situation he is in.
The final refrain is what I thin the subject is saying to one of those he has wronged. It is sort of a insincere commitment to reconsile "if the weather get's better" which I would say is unlikely. Or perhaps one of the subject's friends trying to draw him into a meeting where the subject is educated on his misdeeds.
No matter if this is a good analysis or a bad one, the song is dripping with meaning and is quite thought provoking. I was initially put off by the "staple it together and call it bad weather" thing, but perhaps that is much more colloquila in Jack's circles where weather is everything (surfing, island existence, etc.)
My best guess is that this is about one of Jack's troubled surfing buddies.
It really grew on me and now I can't get it out of my head without trying to hum "the girl from ipanema."
Interesting posts. General love for Jack seems to be pervasive. I have it too.
Here's what I think Jack is trying to communicate:
There is a dude Jack knows, maybe even Jack himself, who has made some mistakes. Those mistakes are continuing to plague him, and he only makes them worse. Sort of a self destructive spiral. The line "he stabbed the moment in the back with the brown thumbtack that held up the list of the things he's got to do" seems to indicate that the subject Jack is talking about has neglected his responsibilities. If the thumbtack once held up the list, it no longer does. What happened to the list? Think it is mixed in with the other trash on the floor.
"Moving on before he understood" indicates the a lack of learning from one's mistakes. Not necessarily out of compulsive behavior, but possibly out of frustration or impatience.
The reference to the "faces that he knew" may be about the people the song's protagonist's circle of friends or family that he has abandoned to pursue his self destructive behavior and the fact he sisn't try to see how or why the people he wronged felt wronged.
The refrain seems to indicate a general sense of "oh well, just bad luck, better just move on."
The next few lines seem to indicate that the subject is haplessly stumbling into further trouble through lack of insight and ignorance.
I'm puzzled by the line "cause hate is such a such a strong word" some antipathy for his situation and his perceived projection of his own failure on the people he has abandoned is what I think is likely.
The bricks and walls seem like bad decisions that further isolate the subject from both those who care about him and possibilites of rising out of the situation he is in.
The final refrain is what I thin the subject is saying to one of those he has wronged. It is sort of a insincere commitment to reconsile "if the weather get's better" which I would say is unlikely. Or perhaps one of the subject's friends trying to draw him into a meeting where the subject is educated on his misdeeds.
No matter if this is a good analysis or a bad one, the song is dripping with meaning and is quite thought provoking. I was initially put off by the "staple it together and call it bad weather" thing, but perhaps that is much more colloquila in Jack's circles where weather is everything (surfing, island existence, etc.)
My best guess is that this is about one of Jack's troubled surfing buddies.
It really grew on me and now I can't get it out of my head without trying to hum "the girl from ipanema."
Well done Jack! care to comment?