Thinking that the so referred mother in the lyrics is actually the government makes more sense not only for the song itself as well as for the perfect fit of the rest of the story in the conceptual album this song is a part of.
However, as a musician, I also feel that some of the stanzas of this lyrics depicts exactly how we end up feeling deep inside, mainly due to the way that the music industry has grown up to operate, and - more widely - the way we are sort of "forced" to use our expertises to make money and a living out of it. In the song, I personally undertand it as composing songs and perfoming live, and since Daniel has a high standard for music composition/live perfomance, choosing between composing what you really want and what would give you more green in your pocket is a painful decision (sometimes between comfort and fun). This might happen mainly because society forces us to be one of them, do the same things and fall into a given category.
If we read upon the books "1984" and "Brave New World", it is notable that a small part of us can't fit in these categories, but we are gradually forced to, or life would be even harder.
Not sure what he chose and in which level. However, from this album forward (The Perfect Element pt. I), it is noticeable that melodies came to be more accessible, reaching an even more plain approach on Scarsick, leaning towards it even more on both Road Salts.
Thinking that the so referred mother in the lyrics is actually the government makes more sense not only for the song itself as well as for the perfect fit of the rest of the story in the conceptual album this song is a part of.
However, as a musician, I also feel that some of the stanzas of this lyrics depicts exactly how we end up feeling deep inside, mainly due to the way that the music industry has grown up to operate, and - more widely - the way we are sort of "forced" to use our expertises to make money and a living out of it. In the song, I personally undertand it as composing songs and perfoming live, and since Daniel has a high standard for music composition/live perfomance, choosing between composing what you really want and what would give you more green in your pocket is a painful decision (sometimes between comfort and fun). This might happen mainly because society forces us to be one of them, do the same things and fall into a given category.
If we read upon the books "1984" and "Brave New World", it is notable that a small part of us can't fit in these categories, but we are gradually forced to, or life would be even harder.
Not sure what he chose and in which level. However, from this album forward (The Perfect Element pt. I), it is noticeable that melodies came to be more accessible, reaching an even more plain approach on Scarsick, leaning towards it even more on both Road Salts.