I think this song is about a life in which one wants material things ("yearning"), goes to work in order to buy them ("earning"), feels unhappy ("start thinking that you're stupid and you're lazy"), believes that the solution to unhappiness is to work more. This leads to an endless cycle, that uses one's energy up and makes one unable to think or feel.
I think this song is about a life in which one wants material things ("yearning"), goes to work in order to buy them ("earning"), feels unhappy ("start thinking that you're stupid and you're lazy"), believes that the solution to unhappiness is to work more. This leads to an endless cycle, that uses one's energy up and makes one unable to think or feel.