This is a great song! I personally think that it's the sequel to the TMBG song My Man, songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858614929, which, if you'll recall, is about a guy coming to terms with his paralysis. In My Man, he's kind of calm about it but you can tell his disappointed that he'll never walk again. In this song, it the same guy kind of recovering from paralysis but realizing that it's all gonna be ok. Maybe he's been taking some mindfulness classes or something, cause he sounds really zen. Talking to his body parts is taking a different approach to his paralysis; before he just saw his body as something useless. I love that he salutes his hand, seeing it as not something useless, but something "five fingers strong" and that he's glad to have it back. And what really ties this theory together for me is the line "just barely more than decoration". What I really love about this song is that many TMBG songs are very bleak, but this one actually brings a positive outlook on life.
This is a great song! I personally think that it's the sequel to the TMBG song My Man, songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858614929, which, if you'll recall, is about a guy coming to terms with his paralysis. In My Man, he's kind of calm about it but you can tell his disappointed that he'll never walk again. In this song, it the same guy kind of recovering from paralysis but realizing that it's all gonna be ok. Maybe he's been taking some mindfulness classes or something, cause he sounds really zen. Talking to his body parts is taking a different approach to his paralysis; before he just saw his body as something useless. I love that he salutes his hand, seeing it as not something useless, but something "five fingers strong" and that he's glad to have it back. And what really ties this theory together for me is the line "just barely more than decoration". What I really love about this song is that many TMBG songs are very bleak, but this one actually brings a positive outlook on life.