The "machine" is a literal one, as in mode of transport. It's a hippie van. The lyrics translate to "run away from your troubles and sorrows by buying a green van and tooling aimlessly around in it.
The "machine" isn't some real object, just a gaudy abstract symbol of a consumeristic, instant-gratification-seeking society. (If you absolutely must imagine something, think the Orgasmotron in Sleeper. Only bright and green.)
The "machine" isn't some real object, just a gaudy abstract symbol of a consumeristic, instant-gratification-seeking society. (If you absolutely must imagine something, think the Orgasmotron in Sleeper. Only bright and green.)
The "machine" is a literal one, as in mode of transport. It's a hippie van. The lyrics translate to "run away from your troubles and sorrows by buying a green van and tooling aimlessly around in it.
The "machine" isn't some real object, just a gaudy abstract symbol of a consumeristic, instant-gratification-seeking society. (If you absolutely must imagine something, think the Orgasmotron in Sleeper. Only bright and green.)
The "machine" isn't some real object, just a gaudy abstract symbol of a consumeristic, instant-gratification-seeking society. (If you absolutely must imagine something, think the Orgasmotron in Sleeper. Only bright and green.)
Oh, and I was thinking "green van."
Oh, and I was thinking "green van."