To me this song really just sounds like someone who's been in therapy for a while.
You won't believe what I tell you,
White coats and clever minds will choose
You get a lot from this
Loose tongue and arrogance
It's not appropriate
Don't think that this is it
I think this is talking about therapists/psychiatrists, how they'll pick out certain things from what you say. You get a lot from this could be referring to pay (they make a lot!) or an ego-boost (fixing people means that you have your own life under control).
A longer sentence brings no more
Than one that I had said before
When you go through therapy, it's like talking about the same thing over and over again just using different words. He's saying nothing has changed from before.
It's hard to compromise
When I see through your eyes
It's just a common view
I guess it's lost on you
Saying things that mean a lot to you and having the doctor try to break down and analyze it. There are common emotions and thoughts among all people.
I get the whole "institutionalized" thing, but generally I think songs often mean a lot less than people think. Usually they're just phrases that sound cool quickly jotted down. Not always, but sometimes.
To me this song really just sounds like someone who's been in therapy for a while.
You won't believe what I tell you, White coats and clever minds will choose You get a lot from this Loose tongue and arrogance It's not appropriate Don't think that this is it
I think this is talking about therapists/psychiatrists, how they'll pick out certain things from what you say. You get a lot from this could be referring to pay (they make a lot!) or an ego-boost (fixing people means that you have your own life under control).
A longer sentence brings no more Than one that I had said before
When you go through therapy, it's like talking about the same thing over and over again just using different words. He's saying nothing has changed from before.
It's hard to compromise When I see through your eyes It's just a common view I guess it's lost on you
Saying things that mean a lot to you and having the doctor try to break down and analyze it. There are common emotions and thoughts among all people.
I get the whole "institutionalized" thing, but generally I think songs often mean a lot less than people think. Usually they're just phrases that sound cool quickly jotted down. Not always, but sometimes.