I think school must have ruined my brain, because when I hear this song, I only think about computers during WWII. The Colossus was a code breaker used by the British to defeat Germany's Enigma...it fits in my head, at least :)
Ha, you're not the only one. I have convinced myself that this song is about Alan Turing:
Ha, you're not the only one. I have convinced myself that this song is about Alan Turing:
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cracking codes and ending the war, of course
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cracking codes and ending the war, of course
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but still being forced to be closeted-- the bathroom imagery, but "run the numbers through the floor" also suggests being hidden in an attic or a closed room somewhere and passing on your work to the outside world. It's like being a black box for codebreaking and nobody wants to know about the internal workings.
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but still being forced to be closeted-- the bathroom imagery, but "run the numbers through the floor" also suggests being hidden in an attic or a closed room somewhere and passing on your work to the outside world. It's like being a black box for codebreaking and nobody wants to know about the internal workings.
I think school must have ruined my brain, because when I hear this song, I only think about computers during WWII. The Colossus was a code breaker used by the British to defeat Germany's Enigma...it fits in my head, at least :)
I think of that too! Although I only thought of the Enigma.
I think of that too! Although I only thought of the Enigma.
Perhaps it a double meaning :)
Perhaps it a double meaning :)
Ha, you're not the only one. I have convinced myself that this song is about Alan Turing:
Ha, you're not the only one. I have convinced myself that this song is about Alan Turing:
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cracking codes and ending the war, of course
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cracking codes and ending the war, of course
i>
but still being forced to be closeted-- the bathroom imagery, but "run the numbers through the floor" also suggests being hidden in an attic or a closed room somewhere and passing on your work to the outside world. It's like being a black box for codebreaking and nobody wants to know about the internal workings.
i>
but still being forced to be closeted-- the bathroom imagery, but "run the numbers through the floor" also suggests being hidden in an attic or a closed room somewhere and passing on your work to the outside world. It's like being a black box for codebreaking and nobody wants to know about the internal workings.
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