Randy Newman, the song/storyteller, is talking to his Father on his death bed. His Father was very stubborn and didn't show compasion for anyone so no one visited him but his son. The old man was also an athiest and tried to convince his son of his non-faith, but failed because he recognizes that he was teaching him a lie. His son also, at the end saying "everybody dies" is accepting his Fathers death.
@Lrg8607 I completely disagree, just because Randy Newman was raised atheist and stayed atheist.
If anything, I kind of get where he’s coming from as his fellow Jewish atheist. I sometimes wish I’d been brought up to believe in an afterlife or a higher power because of my fear of death. There’s a lot that Randy Newman holds against his father, and that may be one piece - that tough, non sugarcoated reality - thrown right in the face of a man who may now be needing that comfort.
@Lrg8607 I completely disagree, just because Randy Newman was raised atheist and stayed atheist.
If anything, I kind of get where he’s coming from as his fellow Jewish atheist. I sometimes wish I’d been brought up to believe in an afterlife or a higher power because of my fear of death. There’s a lot that Randy Newman holds against his father, and that may be one piece - that tough, non sugarcoated reality - thrown right in the face of a man who may now be needing that comfort.
Randy Newman, the song/storyteller, is talking to his Father on his death bed. His Father was very stubborn and didn't show compasion for anyone so no one visited him but his son. The old man was also an athiest and tried to convince his son of his non-faith, but failed because he recognizes that he was teaching him a lie. His son also, at the end saying "everybody dies" is accepting his Fathers death.
@Lrg8607 I completely disagree, just because Randy Newman was raised atheist and stayed atheist. If anything, I kind of get where he’s coming from as his fellow Jewish atheist. I sometimes wish I’d been brought up to believe in an afterlife or a higher power because of my fear of death. There’s a lot that Randy Newman holds against his father, and that may be one piece - that tough, non sugarcoated reality - thrown right in the face of a man who may now be needing that comfort.
@Lrg8607 I completely disagree, just because Randy Newman was raised atheist and stayed atheist. If anything, I kind of get where he’s coming from as his fellow Jewish atheist. I sometimes wish I’d been brought up to believe in an afterlife or a higher power because of my fear of death. There’s a lot that Randy Newman holds against his father, and that may be one piece - that tough, non sugarcoated reality - thrown right in the face of a man who may now be needing that comfort.