I love this line the most. The metaphor is completely perfect.
"Don't call on me, I'm a plastic reed
Bending in the feigning wind
Of artificial fields"
Reeds are thin plants that bend in whatever direction the wind blows, much like people. Whether it be religion (and I definitely think this song is about religion), or something else, people tend to blow with the wind. People can easily become followers of trends, ideas, or religion without having a strong belief in them (shallow belief). Also, the emphasis that it is a plastic reed in an artificial field implies that it is not natural. Plants come from the earth and are supposed to be natural, but since they're plastic they're not real. They're merely imitating something that is real. I'm personally atheist, but I think faith is something natural and real, and sometimes people follow a religion that they don't believe in. Also, when I think of plastic, I think of something manufactured, where every product looks the exact same as the others.
I think this song is urging to find your own beliefs and decide for yourself what you believe in (Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, or whatever it may be...doesn't even have to be organized religion)
I love this line the most. The metaphor is completely perfect.
"Don't call on me, I'm a plastic reed Bending in the feigning wind Of artificial fields"
Reeds are thin plants that bend in whatever direction the wind blows, much like people. Whether it be religion (and I definitely think this song is about religion), or something else, people tend to blow with the wind. People can easily become followers of trends, ideas, or religion without having a strong belief in them (shallow belief). Also, the emphasis that it is a plastic reed in an artificial field implies that it is not natural. Plants come from the earth and are supposed to be natural, but since they're plastic they're not real. They're merely imitating something that is real. I'm personally atheist, but I think faith is something natural and real, and sometimes people follow a religion that they don't believe in. Also, when I think of plastic, I think of something manufactured, where every product looks the exact same as the others.
I think this song is urging to find your own beliefs and decide for yourself what you believe in (Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, or whatever it may be...doesn't even have to be organized religion)
I like that it doesn't bash religion too.