Brilliant song. Yes it can refer to an athlete. But it refers mainly to someone who is rejected from the world but has a mission, a destiny "written in the stars". Now let me explain... This is about a man who as a child was beat up and neglected. Why? Because no one never understood him. Massive Attack is used to refer to the 90's, a song he listened to, while cuting himself from the outside world, to hide from whomever rejected him. Why did they reject him? Because he was poor. Considered crazy when he really is a genius. Understands what everybody doesn't. Now the only way he now has to be valued is through his work "racket and bat" (metaphor). The jacket and hat stand for the position he has. "I used to be the kid that no one cared about / That's why you have to keep screaming till they hear you out" is what proves my point. Now, even when he did the good, the "legal" would lead him astray. Now, he's making money, but he used to starve. He dreamt about it and acheived it. And that's it.
Brilliant song. Yes it can refer to an athlete. But it refers mainly to someone who is rejected from the world but has a mission, a destiny "written in the stars". Now let me explain... This is about a man who as a child was beat up and neglected. Why? Because no one never understood him. Massive Attack is used to refer to the 90's, a song he listened to, while cuting himself from the outside world, to hide from whomever rejected him. Why did they reject him? Because he was poor. Considered crazy when he really is a genius. Understands what everybody doesn't. Now the only way he now has to be valued is through his work "racket and bat" (metaphor). The jacket and hat stand for the position he has. "I used to be the kid that no one cared about / That's why you have to keep screaming till they hear you out" is what proves my point. Now, even when he did the good, the "legal" would lead him astray. Now, he's making money, but he used to starve. He dreamt about it and acheived it. And that's it.