When he says processed sanity, i think of all of the people that go to bars and drink every night and think it's an okay lifestyle, it is what we think makes us happy. I had to work super hard just to get myself back on track.
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I was in high school because I thought my life plans would work out exactly as planned. I think this song has alot of meaning to me now. Well I am hearing it now again 11 years later if I am not mistaken. I remember hearing this song when it very first came out. This is my first time posting here so i hope ppl like my interpretation. and what he is saying that no matter what, he has a long way to go before he either finds the right answers or is able to conform to popular culture. but that almost sounds sarcastic.īut the chorus "i've got a long way to run" is the most telling part. it sounds, in these last few lines, that he is almost conceding that to be happy in this consumer culture he needs to get over his boredom and just step in line with the way of the majority. most people don't care about improving their lives, or bettering themselves as human beings instead they define themselves by the things they "purchase." you are what you buy basically. Then he calls this a "world of purchase." i believe here he is referring to our very consumer oriented lifestyles. and when he says "I weaken with each voice that sings" he is reiterating that most ppl might even believe they are on the right path and when they try to point others in the "right" direction, he makes him feel worse because he's heard it all before and the people that think they get it, don't really. he wants to know if there is something to snap us out of this very generic lifestyle that most of us follow. In verse two he starts with the same idea as i've already said. it's someone to open his eyes and snap him out of this depression out of this boredom. but the messenger is not a woman necessarily.
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and he, like everyone else, is waiting for someone to point him in the right direction. Then in the same opening verse he says what is there left for him to dwell on and he wants to move on but does not know how. People are just consumers and have no unique identity and he's upset that he sees it and it's wearing off on him as apposed to him making a difference or being unique. The opening lyrics are saying that everyone, not just him, are going through a severe depression as a result of confused ideologies. i like the diversity of the opinions and interpretations here, but i feel as if everyone is really missing the deeper meaning. ^ "Collective Soul Rock/Alternative positions".^ "Collective Soul Top Singles positions".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: AAA".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: Adult Top 40".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: Alternative Songs".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: Mainstream Rock".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: Hot 100".: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Australian Recording Industry Association. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF)."Collective Soul Pulls 'Rabbit' From Its Hat" ". Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b c d e f "Gold & Platinum: Collective Soul".^ a b c "New Zealand Charts - Collective Soul".^ "Collective Soul Chart History: Canadian Albums"."December": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – "."Gel": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending ".The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Breathe": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 October 1994".Top 50 peaks: "Australian Charts - Collective Soul".^ a b "Collective Soul Chart History: Alternative Albums".^ a b "Collective Soul Chart History: Independent Albums".^ a b c d e f "Collective Soul Chart History: Billboard 200".Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture Home: A Live Concert Recording with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994-2001
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"-" denotes a release that did not chart.