I think the song is a protest against the celebrity culture that we're living in, and a recommendation to notice the little but utterly beautiful things in life: the last minutes; the lost evenings; the furtive little feelings. One doesn't have to be to be famous or successful in order to live well, we can be lovers, we can be losers, we can be beggers and choosers. The good and the bad is what makes up our lives, you can't have one without the other.
Despite just about having the money to pay for a round of drinks, we're still poets, patron saints, and revolutionaries. We don't need to be striving for success, prestige or celebrity status, we're brave enough to live our lives fully, to have the courage to stick our necks out and do what we love despite the fact that we might fail. And while we're living in this honest, authentic way, the only real thing that's left to do is live.
I think the song is a protest against the celebrity culture that we're living in, and a recommendation to notice the little but utterly beautiful things in life: the last minutes; the lost evenings; the furtive little feelings. One doesn't have to be to be famous or successful in order to live well, we can be lovers, we can be losers, we can be beggers and choosers. The good and the bad is what makes up our lives, you can't have one without the other.
Despite just about having the money to pay for a round of drinks, we're still poets, patron saints, and revolutionaries. We don't need to be striving for success, prestige or celebrity status, we're brave enough to live our lives fully, to have the courage to stick our necks out and do what we love despite the fact that we might fail. And while we're living in this honest, authentic way, the only real thing that's left to do is live.