The devil telling him to committ sucicide, and the angel telling him to carry on and keep on following your so far unsuccessful life. Talking about when he outgrows this stage- "nothing equals the splendor"- of being in your 20's and in control of your life- it feels like you have the whole world ahead of you- "surely heaven waits for you" Reason:Īlthough most interested in Alfred E's meaning.i believe it's more of a swing, a man lost within himself, sort of in the classic situation of an angel and devil on his shoulder. Talking about when he outgrows this stage- "nothing equals the splendor"- of being in your 20's and in control of your life- it feels like you have the whole world ahead of you- "surely heaven waits for you" Maybe hes involved with the wrong crowd, maybe hes into drugs. This can either just be simply about the way hes feeling- confused and tossed around - or maybe "I set a course for winds of fortune"- he thought that by acting a certain way and all cool he would be happy but really he just keeps getting more miserable. Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean If he acts so wise like he knows everything- a lot of teenagers think they know everything- but they really dont and are very inexperienced with life. He tries to be all cool and confident and is really popular- no one knows how he is feeling inside. He can see and think and seems normal but inside he is a "mad man". Though my mind could think I still was a mad man. "Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man. But he flew too high- he started thinking too much thus pushing him back into his depression and turmoil. He tries to get out of his confusing feelings to see if he could see the world normally and live happily as it seems everyone else is doing. Just to get a glimpse beyond this illussion. "Once I rose above the noise and confusion, The son is the teenager, who is wayward- either he is rebelling or just feels mixed up inside- the chorus is telling him to carry on bec at the end there will be peace- once he grows out of that stage he will be in better control of his feelings and feel at peace. I see this song about a teenager who feels so much turmoil inside, but tries hide it. This is a little different than what everyone else has been say- but i first heard this song when I was going through a very emotionally trying adolescent stage. Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean Though my mind could think, I still was a mad man Though my eyes could see, I still was a blind man Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Once I rose above the noise and confusion
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