I think one of the themes of Plastic Cup is about how what’s important now will not be important forever, and how that’s okay but also how what is important depends upon the perspective of the individual.
This is apparent in the 1st verse when a change in circumstances appears to have affected an individual and they are being reluctantly made to reassess things by another individual who is describing the changes as though it is time for them to conform (And you could always count on the 'rents to get you by).
The song goes on to describes how when one retrospectively looks back without the complete picture the past may be misinterpreted (This must be the cup the king held every night). This misinterpretation may be partially by accident but also through a desire to add interest or over interpret the mundane. For the individual in the song they are being made to look back on their previous life by an individual who may not have been there or only has a partial understanding.
Finally, as with other comments on this song I do not fully understand the context of the last two lines. My interpretation is that the individual from the 1st verse is responding to the individual speaking in the 1st verse saying that instead of commenting on others peoples existence or situation they should focus on themselves (you should go out and write your own damn song) as they dont have the complete picture so they should go and pave their own path (And Move on`).
I think one of the themes of Plastic Cup is about how what’s important now will not be important forever, and how that’s okay but also how what is important depends upon the perspective of the individual.
This is apparent in the 1st verse when a change in circumstances appears to have affected an individual and they are being reluctantly made to reassess things by another individual who is describing the changes as though it is time for them to conform (
And you could always count on the 'rents to get you by).The song goes on to describes how when one retrospectively looks back without the complete picture the past may be misinterpreted (
This must be the cup the king held every night). This misinterpretation may be partially by accident but also through a desire to add interest or over interpret the mundane. For the individual in the song they are being made to look back on their previous life by an individual who may not have been there or only has a partial understanding.Finally, as with other comments on this song I do not fully understand the context of the last two lines. My interpretation is that the individual from the 1st verse is responding to the individual speaking in the 1st verse saying that instead of commenting on others peoples existence or situation they should focus on themselves (
you should go out and write your own damn song) as they dont have the complete picture so they should go and pave their own path (And Move on`).