I'm not too sure what it means myself, but if I had to take a guess, I'd say this song is about personal moral/spiritual cleansing.
I think the plateau symbolizes inner peace or attaining personal salvation, but not the type of salvation that an organized religion aims for (i.e. heaven) with the holy ghosts (blind acceptance of religion) and talk show hosts (people trying to convince others to believe in something new and possibly immoral) as obstacles to salvation. When it comes to the bucket and the mop, I feel they are just the tools one would use to cleanse themselves through attonement. Two lines later, the writer admits that this process is hard and scary, but if you can convince yourself that what you've done is ok or that you regret what you've done, you'll be in good shape for salvation.
The last stanza can kinda go along with this idea as other people who have seen what you have achieved yourself will start looking for their own places for salvation with some being successful and realizing that salvation can occur no matter where you are as it's more of a mental/spiritual thing that a physical one while others will be unsuccessful thinking that the process is totally physical (those looking in Mexico or Greenland).
But hey, this is just a thought since I can't come up with meanings for all the metaphors including the book about birds (images in the person's mind of others who have achieved the salvation they're trying for?). No matter what it means though, this song owns.
That was deep but sounds good. No one will know his true meaning of the song but I think everyone just has there own interpretation of what the song personally means to them and that's what's so great about this song is because it's open and not juts straight to the point.
That was deep but sounds good. No one will know his true meaning of the song but I think everyone just has there own interpretation of what the song personally means to them and that's what's so great about this song is because it's open and not juts straight to the point.
whatever what it totally "was" talking about, well... thanks a lot for sharing your opinion. that's nice for others who completely unable to comprehend.
whatever what it totally "was" talking about, well... thanks a lot for sharing your opinion. that's nice for others who completely unable to comprehend.
TO expand on your theory of atonement/salvation, the "book about birds" would be referring to some sort of guide that helps you to understand and observe the world as it really is, having achieved this state, but I think this song was written quickly and that the journey to salvation arms you with this consciousness and you needn't a guide once you plateau.
TO expand on your theory of atonement/salvation, the "book about birds" would be referring to some sort of guide that helps you to understand and observe the world as it really is, having achieved this state, but I think this song was written quickly and that the journey to salvation arms you with this consciousness and you needn't a guide once you plateau.
I'm not too sure what it means myself, but if I had to take a guess, I'd say this song is about personal moral/spiritual cleansing.
I think the plateau symbolizes inner peace or attaining personal salvation, but not the type of salvation that an organized religion aims for (i.e. heaven) with the holy ghosts (blind acceptance of religion) and talk show hosts (people trying to convince others to believe in something new and possibly immoral) as obstacles to salvation. When it comes to the bucket and the mop, I feel they are just the tools one would use to cleanse themselves through attonement. Two lines later, the writer admits that this process is hard and scary, but if you can convince yourself that what you've done is ok or that you regret what you've done, you'll be in good shape for salvation.
The last stanza can kinda go along with this idea as other people who have seen what you have achieved yourself will start looking for their own places for salvation with some being successful and realizing that salvation can occur no matter where you are as it's more of a mental/spiritual thing that a physical one while others will be unsuccessful thinking that the process is totally physical (those looking in Mexico or Greenland).
But hey, this is just a thought since I can't come up with meanings for all the metaphors including the book about birds (images in the person's mind of others who have achieved the salvation they're trying for?). No matter what it means though, this song owns.
That was deep but sounds good. No one will know his true meaning of the song but I think everyone just has there own interpretation of what the song personally means to them and that's what's so great about this song is because it's open and not juts straight to the point.
That was deep but sounds good. No one will know his true meaning of the song but I think everyone just has there own interpretation of what the song personally means to them and that's what's so great about this song is because it's open and not juts straight to the point.
whatever what it totally "was" talking about, well... thanks a lot for sharing your opinion. that's nice for others who completely unable to comprehend.
whatever what it totally "was" talking about, well... thanks a lot for sharing your opinion. that's nice for others who completely unable to comprehend.
TO expand on your theory of atonement/salvation, the "book about birds" would be referring to some sort of guide that helps you to understand and observe the world as it really is, having achieved this state, but I think this song was written quickly and that the journey to salvation arms you with this consciousness and you needn't a guide once you plateau.
TO expand on your theory of atonement/salvation, the "book about birds" would be referring to some sort of guide that helps you to understand and observe the world as it really is, having achieved this state, but I think this song was written quickly and that the journey to salvation arms you with this consciousness and you needn't a guide once you plateau.