I believe this song has something to do with the futility of existence, the exposing of pretense, and the need to keep moving forward in spite of how ridiculous the endeavor. Hollis says:
How we learn to linger on
Head in sand
Expecting the dour
Don't you know how life goes on
Desperately befriending the crowd
To incessantly drive on
In the first partial stanza, Hollis is saying we just hang around simply to hang around, with our heads buried, unaware, expecting the worst. Obviously, this is sad commentary, but commentary that many people can relate to in our world. In the second partial stanza, Hollis sings that we must get along with other people (befriending the crowd), befriending the masses, pretending that we want to be a part of something we actually don't, all for the sake of constantly persisting and moving on (To incessantly drive on).
Hollis is making commentary on the human race's need to keep going on but questions why. Without anything less than pure redemption, we're all screwed.
I believe this song has something to do with the futility of existence, the exposing of pretense, and the need to keep moving forward in spite of how ridiculous the endeavor. Hollis says:
How we learn to linger on Head in sand Expecting the dour
Don't you know how life goes on Desperately befriending the crowd To incessantly drive on
In the first partial stanza, Hollis is saying we just hang around simply to hang around, with our heads buried, unaware, expecting the worst. Obviously, this is sad commentary, but commentary that many people can relate to in our world. In the second partial stanza, Hollis sings that we must get along with other people (befriending the crowd), befriending the masses, pretending that we want to be a part of something we actually don't, all for the sake of constantly persisting and moving on (To incessantly drive on).
Hollis is making commentary on the human race's need to keep going on but questions why. Without anything less than pure redemption, we're all screwed.