I think that's only half of the story. To me this song seems to be about the dichotomy of living in the now vs. planning for the future.
On the one hand, when people live for the future they build up cities that and systems of living that separate them from their basic nature, so that's a vote for living in the now. Apricots and apples are delicious, so despite the potential poisons in them, eat up. That's another vote for the now.
On the other hand, living in the now can really screw up stuff later. There are poisons in the fruits that we've been too shortsighted to fully understand. Our cities and infrastructure have been built in a way that doesn't really consider the future implications of the damage they've done to the planet. Eventually there might not even be a "now" to toast.
So these cities are messed up because they've been built with an ignorance of the now, but they're also messed up because they've been built with an ignorance of the future...so what's the right path? Is there one?
I think that's only half of the story. To me this song seems to be about the dichotomy of living in the now vs. planning for the future.
On the one hand, when people live for the future they build up cities that and systems of living that separate them from their basic nature, so that's a vote for living in the now. Apricots and apples are delicious, so despite the potential poisons in them, eat up. That's another vote for the now.
On the other hand, living in the now can really screw up stuff later. There are poisons in the fruits that we've been too shortsighted to fully understand. Our cities and infrastructure have been built in a way that doesn't really consider the future implications of the damage they've done to the planet. Eventually there might not even be a "now" to toast.
So these cities are messed up because they've been built with an ignorance of the now, but they're also messed up because they've been built with an ignorance of the future...so what's the right path? Is there one?