I just think generally the song is about letting go, serenity and recognizing whatever the problem is it’s not worth it in the end. The very nature of life is that it’s fleeting and however strongly we may feel about anyone or anything that happens.. well on some level it’s already passed us by. Whether we look upon something fondly or with bitterness we aren’t going to be able to control it.
I think one of the understated elements of Oasis’s greatness as a band is that many of their songs have deep positivity and a sort of timeless wisdom. I read or saw something about Noel writing this song loosely around a specific line taken from a tape he heard once of John Lennon talking in the Dakota in which he made some sort of “damned if we do damned if we don’t statement” and something along the lines of if we’re smart or clever they’ll find a way to fault us for that. Well I’m probably butchering that story a lot but I believe The line meant something to Noel and seemed to ignite that notion of letting go, living, doing and trying to separate oneself from the anticipation of how it will be understood or what the outcome will be. It’s a very tender piece to me and I just feel like it shows an extraordinary empathy for the human condition of caring. The fact that he could write those words as related to John Lennon seems as if he wrote it almost speaking to Lennon in a loving way and saying it’ll be ok.
I just think generally the song is about letting go, serenity and recognizing whatever the problem is it’s not worth it in the end. The very nature of life is that it’s fleeting and however strongly we may feel about anyone or anything that happens.. well on some level it’s already passed us by. Whether we look upon something fondly or with bitterness we aren’t going to be able to control it. I think one of the understated elements of Oasis’s greatness as a band is that many of their songs have deep positivity and a sort of timeless wisdom. I read or saw something about Noel writing this song loosely around a specific line taken from a tape he heard once of John Lennon talking in the Dakota in which he made some sort of “damned if we do damned if we don’t statement” and something along the lines of if we’re smart or clever they’ll find a way to fault us for that. Well I’m probably butchering that story a lot but I believe The line meant something to Noel and seemed to ignite that notion of letting go, living, doing and trying to separate oneself from the anticipation of how it will be understood or what the outcome will be. It’s a very tender piece to me and I just feel like it shows an extraordinary empathy for the human condition of caring. The fact that he could write those words as related to John Lennon seems as if he wrote it almost speaking to Lennon in a loving way and saying it’ll be ok.