I just imagine this song is the feeling that life is going better than expected…walking around head in the clouds and then accidentally catching a glimpse of yourself like oh dang, I’m pretty fly. Sometimes looking up to better folks than us makes us scoff (maybe jealousy or what have you) but Kurt looks up and sees himself in a good image for once. Unrecognizably. He’s probably so impressed with what he sees that he can’t help but recall all the longing he once held.
I just imagine this song is the feeling that life is going better than expected…walking around head in the clouds and then accidentally catching a glimpse of yourself like oh dang, I’m pretty fly. Sometimes looking up to better folks than us makes us scoff (maybe jealousy or what have you) but Kurt looks up and sees himself in a good image for once. Unrecognizably. He’s probably so impressed with what he sees that he can’t help but recall all the longing he once held.