I'm not so sure this is a song pertaining to a woman he once loved.
The theme of the song is that it’s easy to get over something you don’t know anything about. “It's easy to get over missing out.” This is why he’s glad he never grew up on a mountain (he’d love it) or why he never grew up next to a beach (he’d love it).
It’s about how he’s glad to be ignorant, in a sense, and to have this grandiose fantasy of what a Hollywood type of life would be like. “I'm glad i'm only picturing the moment.”
It’s his justification in case he never does make it in the world. He’s lying to himself and saying he’s glad fame never fell in love with him. That he was never a good fit for the hustle bustle.
In the last part, he’s openly admitting this and wondering aloud what it would be like to be famous. Yet he seems to at least appreciative of the fact that he also never had the opportunity to be caught in Hollywood’s trap, chewed up and spit out (Lindsay Lohan, for example).
The “she” that never fell in love with him is an audience. The people that bring fame.
@cubbyblues i really like this interpretation. i think another part of it is he's almost half given up and not taking any more chances. also, he's dreaming of what life could be like if he would take chances.
@cubbyblues i really like this interpretation. i think another part of it is he's almost half given up and not taking any more chances. also, he's dreaming of what life could be like if he would take chances.
"i wonder how it feels to be famous, but wonder is as far as i will go"
"i wonder how it feels to be famous, but wonder is as far as i will go"
"so it's probably best i stay in indiana"
"so it's probably best i stay in indiana"
just keeping to himself, in "indiana" and not venturing out to take chances.
just keeping to himself, in "indiana" and not venturing out to take chances.
I'm not so sure this is a song pertaining to a woman he once loved.
The theme of the song is that it’s easy to get over something you don’t know anything about. “It's easy to get over missing out.” This is why he’s glad he never grew up on a mountain (he’d love it) or why he never grew up next to a beach (he’d love it).
It’s about how he’s glad to be ignorant, in a sense, and to have this grandiose fantasy of what a Hollywood type of life would be like. “I'm glad i'm only picturing the moment.” It’s his justification in case he never does make it in the world. He’s lying to himself and saying he’s glad fame never fell in love with him. That he was never a good fit for the hustle bustle.
In the last part, he’s openly admitting this and wondering aloud what it would be like to be famous. Yet he seems to at least appreciative of the fact that he also never had the opportunity to be caught in Hollywood’s trap, chewed up and spit out (Lindsay Lohan, for example).
The “she” that never fell in love with him is an audience. The people that bring fame.
@cubbyblues i really like this interpretation. i think another part of it is he's almost half given up and not taking any more chances. also, he's dreaming of what life could be like if he would take chances.
@cubbyblues i really like this interpretation. i think another part of it is he's almost half given up and not taking any more chances. also, he's dreaming of what life could be like if he would take chances.
"i wonder how it feels to be famous, but wonder is as far as i will go"
"i wonder how it feels to be famous, but wonder is as far as i will go"
"so it's probably best i stay in indiana"
"so it's probably best i stay in indiana"
just keeping to himself, in "indiana" and not venturing out to take chances.
just keeping to himself, in "indiana" and not venturing out to take chances.