I think it’s about a bitter man going through life without bettering himself and trying to justify his own worthlessness to himself.
“Plant my feet and bitterly breath up the time that’s passing” not moving or heading to any goal, he sits in his self loathing.
The second verse about picking up the the water in the moonlight is him trying to justify not chasing his dreams. Telling himself any hopes or dreams he has would just slip through his hands if he even attempted to reach for them. “Better leave this dream alone, try to find another”
The third verse talks about how things that are supposed to help us come have a devil-like side
The first half is a critique of so called “enlightened” or wise people. “Wisdom sat upon a shelf, who’ll kill the raging cancer?” Saying being wise or smart still can’t solve the horrible things life brings to people. Another ‘why even try’ theme.
The second part is about practical life improvements like dams and infrastructure strangling nature. I think this part is also supposed to show us just how far gone the song narrator is. How he can’t even have a positive thought towards something that provides such enormous utility.
The last verse is my all time favorite verse of any song ever. “Jesus was an only son and love his only concept” this is the ‘Jesus only spread positivity because he didn’t have to struggle like me’ attitude. It’s basically the argument that being morally good isn’t practical for people in bad circumstances. I’ve heard this a thousand times from people around me. All it is, is a way for them to excuse themselves from moral actions for convenience sake. It also puts a negative spin on people who live morally by painting them as privileged AND naive. It excuses their actions while making them think they are smarter and tougher.
“Keep your injured looks to you, we'll tell the world that we tried” …this line speaks for its self. So many people with negative mindsets play up their misery to make themselves a martyr. Acting like a wounded soldier so people won’t ask them to go to battle (figuratively, obviously). People do this constantly. From adults exhaling loudly when their boss is near, to high schoolers slouching over their homework while their parents are in the room. There is an amazing quote from a college lecture about nihilism “Say well, I can't help being nihilistic all my belief systems have collapsed
It's like, yeah, maybe….
Maybe you've just allowed them to collapse because it's a hell of a lot easier than acting them out”
The character of the song seems like exactly like that. Allowing himself to collapse out of laziness and contempt, hoping someone will see his mess and feel bad for him.
Overall this is one of the best songs of all time and describes the bad personality traits of humanity in such an interesting way.
I think it’s about a bitter man going through life without bettering himself and trying to justify his own worthlessness to himself.
“Plant my feet and bitterly breath up the time that’s passing” not moving or heading to any goal, he sits in his self loathing.
The second verse about picking up the the water in the moonlight is him trying to justify not chasing his dreams. Telling himself any hopes or dreams he has would just slip through his hands if he even attempted to reach for them. “Better leave this dream alone, try to find another”
The third verse talks about how things that are supposed to help us come have a devil-like side The first half is a critique of so called “enlightened” or wise people. “Wisdom sat upon a shelf, who’ll kill the raging cancer?” Saying being wise or smart still can’t solve the horrible things life brings to people. Another ‘why even try’ theme. The second part is about practical life improvements like dams and infrastructure strangling nature. I think this part is also supposed to show us just how far gone the song narrator is. How he can’t even have a positive thought towards something that provides such enormous utility.
The last verse is my all time favorite verse of any song ever. “Jesus was an only son and love his only concept” this is the ‘Jesus only spread positivity because he didn’t have to struggle like me’ attitude. It’s basically the argument that being morally good isn’t practical for people in bad circumstances. I’ve heard this a thousand times from people around me. All it is, is a way for them to excuse themselves from moral actions for convenience sake. It also puts a negative spin on people who live morally by painting them as privileged AND naive. It excuses their actions while making them think they are smarter and tougher. “Keep your injured looks to you, we'll tell the world that we tried” …this line speaks for its self. So many people with negative mindsets play up their misery to make themselves a martyr. Acting like a wounded soldier so people won’t ask them to go to battle (figuratively, obviously). People do this constantly. From adults exhaling loudly when their boss is near, to high schoolers slouching over their homework while their parents are in the room. There is an amazing quote from a college lecture about nihilism “Say well, I can't help being nihilistic all my belief systems have collapsed It's like, yeah, maybe…. Maybe you've just allowed them to collapse because it's a hell of a lot easier than acting them out” The character of the song seems like exactly like that. Allowing himself to collapse out of laziness and contempt, hoping someone will see his mess and feel bad for him.
Overall this is one of the best songs of all time and describes the bad personality traits of humanity in such an interesting way.