The first stanza describes the development of the author from an adapted member of society to a wild child (=l'enfant sauvage) which despises institutions but lives a more authentic life in accordance with his inner values.
The second stanza talks about a person that failed to free himself and thus remains caught up in a cage - a metaphor for a controlled, contained existence.
The last stanza addresses the listener and asks him to use his anger as long as there is time.
On live stage,Joe said that this song is about ones inner child and that one must maintain it since it's the only magical thing left in the world.
On live stage,Joe said that this song is about ones inner child and that one must maintain it since it's the only magical thing left in the world.
The section is about someone who tried to suppress his anger (It killed a part of me that was raging) but realizes that this is just denial and that he needs to find back to this angry child (I owe myself life)
The song is about this inner child,that is raging and fueling ones spirit.The songs asks the listenener,as you said,to use his anger as long as this inner wild child is...
The section is about someone who tried to suppress his anger (It killed a part of me that was raging) but realizes that this is just denial and that he needs to find back to this angry child (I owe myself life)
The song is about this inner child,that is raging and fueling ones spirit.The songs asks the listenener,as you said,to use his anger as long as this inner wild child is there.
The first stanza describes the development of the author from an adapted member of society to a wild child (=l'enfant sauvage) which despises institutions but lives a more authentic life in accordance with his inner values. The second stanza talks about a person that failed to free himself and thus remains caught up in a cage - a metaphor for a controlled, contained existence. The last stanza addresses the listener and asks him to use his anger as long as there is time.
On live stage,Joe said that this song is about ones inner child and that one must maintain it since it's the only magical thing left in the world.
On live stage,Joe said that this song is about ones inner child and that one must maintain it since it's the only magical thing left in the world.
The section is about someone who tried to suppress his anger (It killed a part of me that was raging) but realizes that this is just denial and that he needs to find back to this angry child (I owe myself life) The song is about this inner child,that is raging and fueling ones spirit.The songs asks the listenener,as you said,to use his anger as long as this inner wild child is...
The section is about someone who tried to suppress his anger (It killed a part of me that was raging) but realizes that this is just denial and that he needs to find back to this angry child (I owe myself life) The song is about this inner child,that is raging and fueling ones spirit.The songs asks the listenener,as you said,to use his anger as long as this inner wild child is there.