So, I know that this song is about realizing how small we really are and that we are not important at all in the grand scheme of things. And that's fine, classic Flaming Lips.
One specific line really spoke to me though:
Oh, oh, oh, finding the answer
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Finding that there ain't no answer to find
The way I see it, we are always looking for validation that what we are doing is right, or that there is someone who knows that secret answer that will make our lives perfect. And we search and search for that person and that answer, but when it gets down to it, no one can give it to you. You have to answer your own questions. I guess I see it as, you can't find the answer out there, you have to find it from within.
The Lips I'm sure are saying that there IS no answer, and that you just have to deal with the meaninglessness of it all. But this is how it spoke to me–from a more existential point of view rather than a nihilistic one.
So, I know that this song is about realizing how small we really are and that we are not important at all in the grand scheme of things. And that's fine, classic Flaming Lips.
One specific line really spoke to me though:
Oh, oh, oh, finding the answer Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Finding that there ain't no answer to find
The way I see it, we are always looking for validation that what we are doing is right, or that there is someone who knows that secret answer that will make our lives perfect. And we search and search for that person and that answer, but when it gets down to it, no one can give it to you. You have to answer your own questions. I guess I see it as, you can't find the answer out there, you have to find it from within.
The Lips I'm sure are saying that there IS no answer, and that you just have to deal with the meaninglessness of it all. But this is how it spoke to me–from a more existential point of view rather than a nihilistic one.