| Hair – The Flesh Failures / Let The Sun Shine In Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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In interpreting the Timothy Leary segment, we must first look at the first time he's mentioned, in Manchester, England: "Now that I've dropped out Why is life dreary dreary Answer my weary query Timothy Leary dearie" So, grammatically, the songs answer for Timothy Leary. But, are they answering what he would answer, or, are they answering with something Leary doesn't know and therefore can't answer for himself? I would argue, based on the previous reference in "Manchester," paired with the content of "Easy To Be Hard," that the turn on/drop out message is superficial. You care about "issues," but you don't really care about the people right in front of you. It's not "enlightenment," it's self-indulgent. Life is around you and in you, always, whether or not you take drugs to "find" it. And you can never really "drop out" of it. |
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