I always felt like this song was a simple send-up of those who either (1) live in the past, (2) try to impose outdated ways on others, or (3) both.
However, as an American citizen, I always pictured the élite of white culture, who cling tremulously to an ever fading past, and tell kids they can do whatever they want if they try hard enough, all the while making sure that they are never threatened in their secure little towers. Thus, achieving success is "least expected," success itself making one "cloud connected".
Yes, I'm aware that I'm reading (listening?) my own prejudices into the lyrics, but fuck it, man. Most of art is left to the interpreter, anyway, and that's how this song comes across to me.
I always felt like this song was a simple send-up of those who either (1) live in the past, (2) try to impose outdated ways on others, or (3) both.
However, as an American citizen, I always pictured the élite of white culture, who cling tremulously to an ever fading past, and tell kids they can do whatever they want if they try hard enough, all the while making sure that they are never threatened in their secure little towers. Thus, achieving success is "least expected," success itself making one "cloud connected".
Yes, I'm aware that I'm reading (listening?) my own prejudices into the lyrics, but fuck it, man. Most of art is left to the interpreter, anyway, and that's how this song comes across to me.