A street parade is a metaphor for the group-strength and forward motion of working-class society. Or it could represent an actual protest march, as were common in Britain in the early 1980's.
Joe Strummer may be conflicted over personal feelings such as anger, thirst, crying, love, and religion, but he won't let these deter him from being part of the bigger movement. Individual feelings are inevitable ('visionary'), but also fleeting and truly insignificant in terms of the progression of society as a whole.
Strummer was aware that dwelling on personal feelings could lead into the downward spiral of depression ('daze'), a conflict with the self that deters from the joy and positive process of parading forward via contributing to society.
When someone feels like this, they can, perhaps should, make their focus on the self disappear. It is more productive to join-in, contribute, and feed-off the energies of working with others towards the common goal of society, which is to enjoy our time, but also ensure that it continues to move forward, just like a street parade.
A street parade is a metaphor for the group-strength and forward motion of working-class society. Or it could represent an actual protest march, as were common in Britain in the early 1980's.
Joe Strummer may be conflicted over personal feelings such as anger, thirst, crying, love, and religion, but he won't let these deter him from being part of the bigger movement. Individual feelings are inevitable ('visionary'), but also fleeting and truly insignificant in terms of the progression of society as a whole.
Strummer was aware that dwelling on personal feelings could lead into the downward spiral of depression ('daze'), a conflict with the self that deters from the joy and positive process of parading forward via contributing to society.
When someone feels like this, they can, perhaps should, make their focus on the self disappear. It is more productive to join-in, contribute, and feed-off the energies of working with others towards the common goal of society, which is to enjoy our time, but also ensure that it continues to move forward, just like a street parade.