"Mouse in a Maze" is a metaphor for someone who is trapped and desperately trying to escape or overcome something. The character in this song is a person who despite trying his hardest to succeed and overcome his difficulties cannot escape them. "Everybody else, it's quick, they need no help, why must it take him so long?" immediately brings to mind a person with challenges that hold them back from being able to succeed like the majority of people. A person can see their goal in their mind but continues to falter ("He's been this way before, stares at the final door. The one he's missed each time he's been around"). Although he sees others around him succeeding at reaching the goal and seeks out advice, the end never seems to come. The same process just keeps repeating and repeating for him while the audience of onlookers grow to watch him continue to fail.
To me, this song can be compared to a person who just cannot get their life in order. They keep trying to get a job or quit their habits but it just doesn't work. Around them, they see others who are able to succeed and those people look down upon them because they keep faltering. They've come so close to winning the battle but again, they've failed. It's an endless circle.
"Mouse in a Maze" is a metaphor for someone who is trapped and desperately trying to escape or overcome something. The character in this song is a person who despite trying his hardest to succeed and overcome his difficulties cannot escape them. "Everybody else, it's quick, they need no help, why must it take him so long?" immediately brings to mind a person with challenges that hold them back from being able to succeed like the majority of people. A person can see their goal in their mind but continues to falter ("He's been this way before, stares at the final door. The one he's missed each time he's been around"). Although he sees others around him succeeding at reaching the goal and seeks out advice, the end never seems to come. The same process just keeps repeating and repeating for him while the audience of onlookers grow to watch him continue to fail.
To me, this song can be compared to a person who just cannot get their life in order. They keep trying to get a job or quit their habits but it just doesn't work. Around them, they see others who are able to succeed and those people look down upon them because they keep faltering. They've come so close to winning the battle but again, they've failed. It's an endless circle.