I think this song really addresses the question of whether pain and darkness is necessary in creating good art. The narrator is essentially telling all of these characters (the artist, the piano, the actress) that they have the potential to be happy and positive. Yet in the last line, he admits to being stuck in the negativity himself. Seems to me that the message is that pain/sadness/misery is what makes art, although we would like to think otherwise.
I think this song really addresses the question of whether pain and darkness is necessary in creating good art. The narrator is essentially telling all of these characters (the artist, the piano, the actress) that they have the potential to be happy and positive. Yet in the last line, he admits to being stuck in the negativity himself. Seems to me that the message is that pain/sadness/misery is what makes art, although we would like to think otherwise.