Them Heavy People Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TonyM101 

Cover art for Them Heavy People lyrics by Kate Bush

To me, it's pretty clearly about someone seeing a therapist or maybe a therapy group.

They're using the technique where they sit in a circle and the therapist rolls the ball to each and they roll it back. It's a simple method to build trust and very gently interact with others, or summat.

I like the Prof's theory below, though!

My Interpretation