I agree that this song is about depression, but it seems deeply rooted in the sentiment that "If everyone else is crazy, you're the insane one". The character doesn't feel a part of any aspect of the human story, and doesn't feel like he has a place in the world (pretty much the first stanza)
He tries to distract himself with what seems to work for everyone else - religion, drugs, TV - but it just doesn't have the same effect for him. He feels disillusioned with the world at large in a way that makes him feel both superior and inferior to everyone else, like a prodigy (note: turns out "prodigal" doesn't have much to do with "prodigy" like I assumed, but I think the idea of being a prodigy fits better)
I think a lot of us sometimes feel the existential dilemma that there isn't much of a point to living and that all is just distraction from eventual oblivion. This song just says to "Close your eyes and let it pass", which can be difficult in the moment.
I agree that this song is about depression, but it seems deeply rooted in the sentiment that "If everyone else is crazy, you're the insane one". The character doesn't feel a part of any aspect of the human story, and doesn't feel like he has a place in the world (pretty much the first stanza)
He tries to distract himself with what seems to work for everyone else - religion, drugs, TV - but it just doesn't have the same effect for him. He feels disillusioned with the world at large in a way that makes him feel both superior and inferior to everyone else, like a prodigy (note: turns out "prodigal" doesn't have much to do with "prodigy" like I assumed, but I think the idea of being a prodigy fits better)
I think a lot of us sometimes feel the existential dilemma that there isn't much of a point to living and that all is just distraction from eventual oblivion. This song just says to "Close your eyes and let it pass", which can be difficult in the moment.