It took me a while to see the message between the lines of this song...
It's obviously the point of view of Johnny from "Karate Kid", but it's not ABOUT him so much as it's about his regrettable condition following the devil's bad advice.
This represents the dangers of choosing a teacher for the wrong reasons... If you only want to succeed "to be somebody", you're not being anybody at all, because you are making your life's worth conditional upon the expectations of others. If you follow a teacher for no reason other than their willingness to take your money, you're wasting much more than cash on your classes.
Ambition without integrity is a recipe for disaster. That, to me, is what this song boils down to.
It took me a while to see the message between the lines of this song...
It's obviously the point of view of Johnny from "Karate Kid", but it's not ABOUT him so much as it's about his regrettable condition following the devil's bad advice.
This represents the dangers of choosing a teacher for the wrong reasons... If you only want to succeed "to be somebody", you're not being anybody at all, because you are making your life's worth conditional upon the expectations of others. If you follow a teacher for no reason other than their willingness to take your money, you're wasting much more than cash on your classes.
Ambition without integrity is a recipe for disaster. That, to me, is what this song boils down to.