After listening to the rest of Lonerism, one would know that the album is about the loneliness of the writer. This song, however, is sharp contrast to that theme. In Elephant, he describes a man who "You know you're dreaming about being loved by".
This man is very outgoing, loved by some, and envied by about everybody else. And he is described by the lyric of the year in my opinion, "He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac/'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back". But this enviable man is simply not real.
This man is who we all aspire to be. The man of which we all love and love to hate at the same time. We all share the common desire to please fellow human beings. And this song is about the man who lives the dream to do such a thing. We all wish we had the money to afford to rip mirrors off a Cadillac and be described in this way. A loner isn't a person who lives like this, but he does dream like it which is how I have formed my opinion of the song.
Overall, awesome song and album!!
After listening to the rest of Lonerism, one would know that the album is about the loneliness of the writer. This song, however, is sharp contrast to that theme. In Elephant, he describes a man who "You know you're dreaming about being loved by".
This man is very outgoing, loved by some, and envied by about everybody else. And he is described by the lyric of the year in my opinion, "He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac/'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back". But this enviable man is simply not real.
This man is who we all aspire to be. The man of which we all love and love to hate at the same time. We all share the common desire to please fellow human beings. And this song is about the man who lives the dream to do such a thing. We all wish we had the money to afford to rip mirrors off a Cadillac and be described in this way. A loner isn't a person who lives like this, but he does dream like it which is how I have formed my opinion of the song. Overall, awesome song and album!!