One Foot Boy is a whimsical song about a dualistic metaphor taking place in his life.
The one foot eleven stone boy is his growing sexual identity of which he hasn't fully integrated into his life and has begun to weigh down upon him. Instead of having both feet on the ground to keep him stable (sane), he's only got one. Or simply put: homosexual puberty.
Another visual hint besides the booklet advert is the cover itself. The only One foot (tall, not single footed) obese boy would be the clown poster on the wall. Maybe a view of how "silly" or "trite" it all seemed now that he looks back on it? Or that he is to become a media clown/entertainer?
Meanwhile, the advert in the newspaper is more like a "calling" of who he is to become from himself in the future. Thus the microphone metaphor gets thrown in, and whether he can fulfill his true "gift" or "talent". Kind of like asking himself, "should I sing about this, or is it just too simple and no one will care?" But he can't, yet...
Thus, he's lacking "both feet on the ground". Making him a one foot boy. He's not referring to someone else. Nor a "character". Dr. John was similar in the sense that Dr. John was a bottle of Jack Daniels. Again, he's using a metaphor of his own conscious trying to grapple with whom he is becoming. Yet he still feels very small, using the height metaphor of only being one foot tall.
But he's not quite there yet... making him only a one footed -BOY-. Not a -MAN- with "both of his feet on the ground". Wishing this duality would leave him be, or "happy on his own". Thus, never having to confront himself and accept who he is becoming (or growing up to be). Again, the clown visual appeals to the child, not the adult.
My oh my. What to do... The strife of a media clown and the pain of puberty.
One Foot Boy is a whimsical song about a dualistic metaphor taking place in his life.
The one foot eleven stone boy is his growing sexual identity of which he hasn't fully integrated into his life and has begun to weigh down upon him. Instead of having both feet on the ground to keep him stable (sane), he's only got one. Or simply put: homosexual puberty.
Another visual hint besides the booklet advert is the cover itself. The only One foot (tall, not single footed) obese boy would be the clown poster on the wall. Maybe a view of how "silly" or "trite" it all seemed now that he looks back on it? Or that he is to become a media clown/entertainer?
Meanwhile, the advert in the newspaper is more like a "calling" of who he is to become from himself in the future. Thus the microphone metaphor gets thrown in, and whether he can fulfill his true "gift" or "talent". Kind of like asking himself, "should I sing about this, or is it just too simple and no one will care?" But he can't, yet...
Thus, he's lacking "both feet on the ground". Making him a one foot boy. He's not referring to someone else. Nor a "character". Dr. John was similar in the sense that Dr. John was a bottle of Jack Daniels. Again, he's using a metaphor of his own conscious trying to grapple with whom he is becoming. Yet he still feels very small, using the height metaphor of only being one foot tall.
But he's not quite there yet... making him only a one footed -BOY-. Not a -MAN- with "both of his feet on the ground". Wishing this duality would leave him be, or "happy on his own". Thus, never having to confront himself and accept who he is becoming (or growing up to be). Again, the clown visual appeals to the child, not the adult.
My oh my. What to do... The strife of a media clown and the pain of puberty.