Ok, I am gonna break this song down 1 line @ a time. Y u ask? Well, certainly not 2 b overly pretentious or show off. But, b-cuz I have sum interesting takes on the song meaning that tru C&C fans should find thought provoking.
"Albert's always sincere, he's a sensitive type"-Well, as many of u may or may not know, Einstein wuz not alwayz considered 2 b a genius. In fact, as a child he
wuz regarded as being somewut "slow". N more often than not, children considered 2 b "slow", or
underachievers, or who r diagnosed wit SLD (Slow Learning Disability) develop an inferiority complex. Hence, "he's a sensitive type." Which, as a by-product would lead 2 said child being more innocent n honest than most, hence, "Albert's always sincere."
"His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked"-Adults who were thought of as "less than" as children often become obsessed wit gaining approval, regardless of how sucessful they r in their chosen career field/avocation. Hence, "His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked." Thru a messy divorce, a custody battle 4 his children etc. It wuz glaringly obvious that Einstein struggled 4 approval from both his family n his peers.
"If everything is nothing, then are we anything?"-If "everything" in the material world that we value (i.e. our bank accounts, our physical appearance, our I.Q.'s etc.) counts 4 "nothing". Than do we possess "anything" that can transcend this material world? In other words, do we have souls?
"Is it better to be better than to be anything?"-Is it "better" 2 b richer, or better looking, or smarter than the next human being than it is 2 have a soul?
Hence, "Is it better to be better" than to have a soul?
"And Albert's vision is blooming uncontrolled"-This "keeping up with the Jones's"/"You can't take it with you" analogy is dawning on Einstein the more he ponders his well respected genius.
"All his wings are slowly sinking"-He is overcome wit depression as he ponders his tru place in the material world vs. his tru place in the universe.
"The world begins to disappear"-Everything that he as been conditioned 2 believe/want begins 2 mean very lil' 2 him. Hence, "The world begins to disappear." Or more accurately, his "world" begins 2 disappear.
"The worst things come from inside here"-The most terrible loniness/isolation is produced b-tween our ears. Hence, "The worst things come from inside here." (A direct reference 2 our brain.)
"All the king's men reappear"-All his defense mechanism's come in2 play, he tries 2 tell himself he is a good human being, he as led a meaningful life etc. In the same way that "all the king's men" tried 2 put humpty dumpty back 2gether again, he tries 2 repair his mind wit positive affirmations.
"For an eggman, on and off the wall"-A clear indication of how intellectually tortured Einstein truly wuz. He wuz fragile like an "eggman." He wuz "on and off the wall" his whole life, back and forth from feeling emotionally comforted to feeling completely ineffectual.
"Who'll never be together again"-Once u realize "the wall" (a barrior b-tween u n the outside world) exists, itz a constant battle 2 not fall off (b-come completely
detached from every1). N if u should fall... u can never again relate 2 ur fellow human being in the same way u did b4 u knew about "the wall." Hence,
"never be together again."
"Einstein's down on the beach staring into the sand"-This is perhaps the most cut n dry lyric in the whole song. Einstein is down on the beach perhaps pondering his theory of relativity etc. while staring in2 the sand.
"Cause everything he believes in is shattered"-His intelligent theories have perhaps dis proven n therefore "shattered" many beliefs he once held 2 b tru.
"What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway"-That which we "fear" 2 b tru or desparately try 2 avoid in our youth or the beginning i.e. "the day." (In this case all Einstein's feelings of separation from the world, his fellow man etc.) Often confronts us in adulthood or the proverbial end i.e. "the night."
"We all get burned as:"-Translation: We all lose something...
"One more sun comes sliding down the sky"-As each day passes. We lose time, money, opportunities etc.
"One more shadow leans against the wall"-This is
"the day" discribed above turning in2 "the night" discribed above. A metaphor 4 the child growing up.
"Albert's waiting in the sun"-Einstein is waiting, perhaps 4 a change. Or perhaps this refers 2 how he waited 4 thingz 2 change in his youth (i.e. how he longed 2 b more accepted).
"On a field American"-I think this refers 2 America the country having been the catalyst, plain, i.e. "field" 4 his theory of relativity/life's fruition. Being that this is where the A-bomb wuz eventually created.
"For the cause of some inflated form of hit and run"-Having 2 see his life's work b used 2 create a weapon of such increditable desruction... must have felt like "some inflated form of hit and run" 2 Einstein. It also as something of a duel meaning in that the actual attacks carried out using the A-bomb were basically "hit and run" attacks.
"Albert's fallen on the sun"-The A-bomb must have seemed like the "sun" itself falling 2 the Japanese. N
Einstein no doubt felt like he fell as a human being the 1st day the 1st attack wuz carried out (i.e. "Albert's fallen on the sun.")
"Cracked his head wide open"-The sheer gulit associated wit having been partly 2 blame 4 the deaths of so many would from an emotionally standpoint "crack" n-e-1's "head wide open."
Ok, I am gonna break this song down 1 line @ a time. Y u ask? Well, certainly not 2 b overly pretentious or show off. But, b-cuz I have sum interesting takes on the song meaning that tru C&C fans should find thought provoking. "Albert's always sincere, he's a sensitive type"-Well, as many of u may or may not know, Einstein wuz not alwayz considered 2 b a genius. In fact, as a child he wuz regarded as being somewut "slow". N more often than not, children considered 2 b "slow", or underachievers, or who r diagnosed wit SLD (Slow Learning Disability) develop an inferiority complex. Hence, "he's a sensitive type." Which, as a by-product would lead 2 said child being more innocent n honest than most, hence, "Albert's always sincere." "His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked"-Adults who were thought of as "less than" as children often become obsessed wit gaining approval, regardless of how sucessful they r in their chosen career field/avocation. Hence, "His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked." Thru a messy divorce, a custody battle 4 his children etc. It wuz glaringly obvious that Einstein struggled 4 approval from both his family n his peers. "If everything is nothing, then are we anything?"-If "everything" in the material world that we value (i.e. our bank accounts, our physical appearance, our I.Q.'s etc.) counts 4 "nothing". Than do we possess "anything" that can transcend this material world? In other words, do we have souls? "Is it better to be better than to be anything?"-Is it "better" 2 b richer, or better looking, or smarter than the next human being than it is 2 have a soul? Hence, "Is it better to be better" than to have a soul? "And Albert's vision is blooming uncontrolled"-This "keeping up with the Jones's"/"You can't take it with you" analogy is dawning on Einstein the more he ponders his well respected genius. "All his wings are slowly sinking"-He is overcome wit depression as he ponders his tru place in the material world vs. his tru place in the universe. "The world begins to disappear"-Everything that he as been conditioned 2 believe/want begins 2 mean very lil' 2 him. Hence, "The world begins to disappear." Or more accurately, his "world" begins 2 disappear. "The worst things come from inside here"-The most terrible loniness/isolation is produced b-tween our ears. Hence, "The worst things come from inside here." (A direct reference 2 our brain.) "All the king's men reappear"-All his defense mechanism's come in2 play, he tries 2 tell himself he is a good human being, he as led a meaningful life etc. In the same way that "all the king's men" tried 2 put humpty dumpty back 2gether again, he tries 2 repair his mind wit positive affirmations. "For an eggman, on and off the wall"-A clear indication of how intellectually tortured Einstein truly wuz. He wuz fragile like an "eggman." He wuz "on and off the wall" his whole life, back and forth from feeling emotionally comforted to feeling completely ineffectual. "Who'll never be together again"-Once u realize "the wall" (a barrior b-tween u n the outside world) exists, itz a constant battle 2 not fall off (b-come completely detached from every1). N if u should fall... u can never again relate 2 ur fellow human being in the same way u did b4 u knew about "the wall." Hence, "never be together again." "Einstein's down on the beach staring into the sand"-This is perhaps the most cut n dry lyric in the whole song. Einstein is down on the beach perhaps pondering his theory of relativity etc. while staring in2 the sand. "Cause everything he believes in is shattered"-His intelligent theories have perhaps dis proven n therefore "shattered" many beliefs he once held 2 b tru. "What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway"-That which we "fear" 2 b tru or desparately try 2 avoid in our youth or the beginning i.e. "the day." (In this case all Einstein's feelings of separation from the world, his fellow man etc.) Often confronts us in adulthood or the proverbial end i.e. "the night." "We all get burned as:"-Translation: We all lose something... "One more sun comes sliding down the sky"-As each day passes. We lose time, money, opportunities etc. "One more shadow leans against the wall"-This is "the day" discribed above turning in2 "the night" discribed above. A metaphor 4 the child growing up. "Albert's waiting in the sun"-Einstein is waiting, perhaps 4 a change. Or perhaps this refers 2 how he waited 4 thingz 2 change in his youth (i.e. how he longed 2 b more accepted). "On a field American"-I think this refers 2 America the country having been the catalyst, plain, i.e. "field" 4 his theory of relativity/life's fruition. Being that this is where the A-bomb wuz eventually created. "For the cause of some inflated form of hit and run"-Having 2 see his life's work b used 2 create a weapon of such increditable desruction... must have felt like "some inflated form of hit and run" 2 Einstein. It also as something of a duel meaning in that the actual attacks carried out using the A-bomb were basically "hit and run" attacks. "Albert's fallen on the sun"-The A-bomb must have seemed like the "sun" itself falling 2 the Japanese. N Einstein no doubt felt like he fell as a human being the 1st day the 1st attack wuz carried out (i.e. "Albert's fallen on the sun.") "Cracked his head wide open"-The sheer gulit associated wit having been partly 2 blame 4 the deaths of so many would from an emotionally standpoint "crack" n-e-1's "head wide open."