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Date Posted: 01:26:56 11/28/00 Tue
Author: Antti
Subject: Re: To find the meaning of the song "KRYPTONITE"
In reply to: Jacek 's message, "Re: To find the meaning of the song "KRYPTONITE"" on 09:13:18 11/24/00 Fri

> I have some experience at figuring out meaning of
> songs, but not much, so I'll help you in any way
> possible. Well, I believe that the meaning behind
> Kryptonite is a view from a super human, or such a
> person that has amazing powers or is special in some
> way and does much for a certain group of people... ie
> Superman keeps the town from danger or something. So
> the... hm, let's call him the superhuman... so the
> superhuman is taking 'a walk around the world', he's
> just thinking a lot, so it's a psychological walk
> around his mind or brain or such, thinking it might
> help him answer the two questions (his troubled mind),
> I'll explain about the qustions later. He left his
> body back and just kind of bonded with his mind and
> thoughts, became part of it/them. The sands of time
> would possibly mean in the dust, in what is not
> important. As later said, the superhuman is watching
> himself not fulfill his duity, watchhing 'the world
> fall to the dark side of the moon', the evil he is
> protecting the group from, while lying in 'the sands
> of time'. The superhuman has had those questions on
> his mind for lots of time, and feels he can't do
> anything about it.
> The superhuman realizes that the evil he is protecting
> the 'regular' people from comes from the same people
> he is defending, and knew 'it had something to do
> with you'. He doesn't mind what happens, as long as
> the respect/care/love for him will be true in the end.
> His two questions are the first two lines in the
> refrain. He is wondering that if he lost all his
> powers would the people that respect/care/love him
> still do so. But, in case not, he will still keep the
> people close to him with his superhuman powers.
> The superhuman, slowly going crazy after spending too
> much time 'at the sands of time',has failed his group,
> who call him weak. At other times they call him
> strong, so what do they really think of him?! He says
> that he will still be faithful to them whatever
> happens. The people 'took for granted' all the times
> that the superhuman hadn't failed them, all those
> times of terrible disaster which ended up good, and
> now they're blaming him for one small loss. Or big,
> i'm actually not that sure on this one. Small or big,
> don't ask me here.So many times, if he weren't there
> for them, they would have died a long time before. But
> he, the superhero they are now angry at for one loss
> in which they didn't die, 'picked them up and put them
> back on solid ground' (safety).
> I am sure that it isn't really a superhuman Brad is
> talking about, it's probably a kind faithful person
> comparing himself to a superhuman.
> Be happy!
>
>
> Peace, love, and empathy.
> Jacek

T:Jemi

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