In my opinion, this song is really much more straightforward and about an experience almost all of us have been through first hand.
In the first half, Rocky has his woman stolen. He runs off to try winning her back, or at least chase the other guy off.
He fails miserably.
The rest of the song is about moving on with life. "It's only a scratch, and I'll be better doc - as soon as I'm able". It doesn't have to be about religious conversion. At the end, the exact thing Paul interjects is "Sorry, Rocky - better luck next time". There is a next time. It's a message of hope.
It's about that supremely painful feeling - being abandoned by someone you love. Responding irrationaly, with anger. You come out of this looking like a fool, and take an even deeper wound in the process. You eventually come full circle to acceptance, and you can move on.
In my opinion, this song is really much more straightforward and about an experience almost all of us have been through first hand.
In the first half, Rocky has his woman stolen. He runs off to try winning her back, or at least chase the other guy off.
He fails miserably.
The rest of the song is about moving on with life. "It's only a scratch, and I'll be better doc - as soon as I'm able". It doesn't have to be about religious conversion. At the end, the exact thing Paul interjects is "Sorry, Rocky - better luck next time". There is a next time. It's a message of hope.
It's about that supremely painful feeling - being abandoned by someone you love. Responding irrationaly, with anger. You come out of this looking like a fool, and take an even deeper wound in the process. You eventually come full circle to acceptance, and you can move on.