I think this song and the whole mantra behind it is about allowing yourself room to make mistakes and be young and foolish while you still can. When you're young you're expected to be stupid but our time for irresponsibility and irrationality is limited,so take advantage of it because youth is fleeting. I think "timhall" does have a point with the wetsuit representing something more than just a random outer-garment. But instead of it being a conformity example,I imagine that the "wetsuit" is a metaphor for keeping out the water, namely "responsibility". He's running away from adulthood and time. That one lyric "Slow it down,go easy on me" is constantly being repeated. He's begging for more time to be carefree because once the time comes to grow up and be an adult there's no turning back. Basically,be foolish while you can ;). Although,I lean more toward Steve Jobs's way of thinking,"Stay Foolish. Stay Hungry." ;). Why ever stop? I say that LIFE is limited,only when you're dead is it over,here on Earth anyhow :).
I think this song and the whole mantra behind it is about allowing yourself room to make mistakes and be young and foolish while you still can. When you're young you're expected to be stupid but our time for irresponsibility and irrationality is limited,so take advantage of it because youth is fleeting. I think "timhall" does have a point with the wetsuit representing something more than just a random outer-garment. But instead of it being a conformity example,I imagine that the "wetsuit" is a metaphor for keeping out the water, namely "responsibility". He's running away from adulthood and time. That one lyric "Slow it down,go easy on me" is constantly being repeated. He's begging for more time to be carefree because once the time comes to grow up and be an adult there's no turning back. Basically,be foolish while you can ;). Although,I lean more toward Steve Jobs's way of thinking,"Stay Foolish. Stay Hungry." ;). Why ever stop? I say that LIFE is limited,only when you're dead is it over,here on Earth anyhow :).