For me, I saw the man in the second stanza making fun of the words of the woman in the first. She is your usual person who values comfort over truth. She says, "I'd like to poison your mind, with wrong ideas that appeal to you though I am not unkind." She is compassionate, and would rather you feel good than know the truth.
The man values truth over comfort. He says "I'd like to change your mind, by hitting it with a rock though I am not unkind." which is recognized as a joke in the next line. To him, giving someone false information, even if comfortable, is harmful. Like hitting someone with a rock.
The sex differences are significant. I am sure they were intentional. Compassion-over-truth is a feminine trait; the reverse is a masculine trait. The authors' subtle sexism is evident in that the feminine attitude is regarded as laughable.
There's a lot of meaning packed into these lyrics, that is lost on the casual listener. It's a great song.
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said
"I'd like to change your mind
By hitting it with a rock," he said,
"Though I am not unkind."
We laughed at his little joke
And then I happily walked away
And hit my head on the wall of the jail
Where the two of us live today.
I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in...
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said
"I'd like to change your mind
By hitting it with a rock," he said,
"Though I am not unkind."
We laughed at his little joke
And then I happily walked away
And hit my head on the wall of the jail
Where the two of us live today.
I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in today". meaning, both are stubborn in their own beliefs but would rather that than admit they were wrong. ignorance is bliss, i guess
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said
"I'd like to change your mind
By hitting it with a rock," he said,
"Though I am not unkind."
We laughed at his little joke
And then I happily walked away
And hit my head on the wall of the jail
Where the two of us live today.
I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in...
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said
"I'd like to change your mind
By hitting it with a rock," he said,
"Though I am not unkind."
We laughed at his little joke
And then I happily walked away
And hit my head on the wall of the jail
Where the two of us live today.
I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in today". meaning, both are stubborn in their own beliefs but would rather that than admit they were wrong. ignorance is bliss, i guess
Art means different things to different people.
For me, I saw the man in the second stanza making fun of the words of the woman in the first. She is your usual person who values comfort over truth. She says, "I'd like to poison your mind, with wrong ideas that appeal to you though I am not unkind." She is compassionate, and would rather you feel good than know the truth.
The man values truth over comfort. He says "I'd like to change your mind, by hitting it with a rock though I am not unkind." which is recognized as a joke in the next line. To him, giving someone false information, even if comfortable, is harmful. Like hitting someone with a rock.
The sex differences are significant. I am sure they were intentional. Compassion-over-truth is a feminine trait; the reverse is a masculine trait. The authors' subtle sexism is evident in that the feminine attitude is regarded as laughable.
There's a lot of meaning packed into these lyrics, that is lost on the casual listener. It's a great song.
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said "I'd like to change your mind By hitting it with a rock," he said, "Though I am not unkind." We laughed at his little joke And then I happily walked away And hit my head on the wall of the jail Where the two of us live today. I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in...
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said "I'd like to change your mind By hitting it with a rock," he said, "Though I am not unkind." We laughed at his little joke And then I happily walked away And hit my head on the wall of the jail Where the two of us live today. I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in today". meaning, both are stubborn in their own beliefs but would rather that than admit they were wrong. ignorance is bliss, i guess
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said "I'd like to change your mind By hitting it with a rock," he said, "Though I am not unkind." We laughed at his little joke And then I happily walked away And hit my head on the wall of the jail Where the two of us live today. I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in...
@EverVigilant I think theres something to the A man came up to me and said "I'd like to change your mind By hitting it with a rock," he said, "Though I am not unkind." We laughed at his little joke And then I happily walked away And hit my head on the wall of the jail Where the two of us live today. I think that its referring to how each person thinks they know better. hitting him with a rock was a far fetched joke when proposed as an activity, but the guy "hits his head" on the wall of the "prison that they both live in today". meaning, both are stubborn in their own beliefs but would rather that than admit they were wrong. ignorance is bliss, i guess