Great, thought-provoking song! I have been wondering about it for about 40 years. Reading some of the insights here helped me understand the meaning that I now ascribe to the song - thanks to all! I think it is dialogue between his spiritual or higher self and his own mind. His mind operates in the ways he describes, which results in him losing touch with his higher self due to the activities of his mind. But eventually, he asserts his true purpose which is to trancend his mind, to exist above the realm of the mind.
Great, thought-provoking song! I have been wondering about it for about 40 years. Reading some of the insights here helped me understand the meaning that I now ascribe to the song - thanks to all! I think it is dialogue between his spiritual or higher self and his own mind. His mind operates in the ways he describes, which results in him losing touch with his higher self due to the activities of his mind. But eventually, he asserts his true purpose which is to trancend his mind, to exist above the realm of the mind.