In a recent interview, Billy said the meaning of this song is dealing with the Manic modes, and deppressed states that people suffering with Bi-Polar disease go through (which they just called Manic Depression when he wrote this song) ... when he wrote the melody he especially kept this in mind as you hear the rising and falling notes throughout the song. Makes me sad when I hear it as I have a brother who suffers from this disease. So the verdict is in, this is straight from the horses mouth... I had heard the song many times before and never made the connection until after that interview. Now I am shocked that I did not connect the dots before.
In a recent interview, Billy said the meaning of this song is dealing with the Manic modes, and deppressed states that people suffering with Bi-Polar disease go through (which they just called Manic Depression when he wrote this song) ... when he wrote the melody he especially kept this in mind as you hear the rising and falling notes throughout the song. Makes me sad when I hear it as I have a brother who suffers from this disease. So the verdict is in, this is straight from the horses mouth... I had heard the song many times before and never made the connection until after that interview. Now I am shocked that I did not connect the dots before.