I disagree with bshirley. I think Francis is referring to the 10% brain myth. At least the surrounding lyrics seem to indicate that.
I'm just another ten percenter
My mind is like an ocean
My mind is like an ocean
I'm hanging in the harbor
He saying he's just another person that only uses 10 percent of his brain. While that might be a myth, there's certainly people that don't use their full intelligence.
While his mind has unlimited capabilities/space (like an ocean) he's only using a portion of it (hanging in the harbor).
I think Frank is writing from the viewpoint of a character (perhaps autobiographical) that idolizes Iggy Pop.
I'm just trying to a guy
Who's hailing from Ann Arbor
So, the character is trying to be a genius like Iggy Pop, but for the time being, he's slaving away as a soda jerk -- like Iggy Pop (according to Frank at least).
I disagree with bshirley. I think Francis is referring to the 10% brain myth. At least the surrounding lyrics seem to indicate that.
He saying he's just another person that only uses 10 percent of his brain. While that might be a myth, there's certainly people that don't use their full intelligence.
While his mind has unlimited capabilities/space (like an ocean) he's only using a portion of it (hanging in the harbor).
I think Frank is writing from the viewpoint of a character (perhaps autobiographical) that idolizes Iggy Pop.
So, the character is trying to be a genius like Iggy Pop, but for the time being, he's slaving away as a soda jerk -- like Iggy Pop (according to Frank at least).