This is one of my favorite songs. In my opinion, it's one of the best songs Conor Oberst has ever written.
It begins with a simple story told by Conor Oberst. It's about a women in a plane that's crashing into the ocean, and the man next to her says they're going to her birthday party. The crashing plane is a metaphor for our lives. Just like a crashing plane, we are all headed to an unescapable death. The "birthday party" is heaven. But in the story it seems that the man is only saying this to comfort the woman. I think Conor is saying religion is just a tool to overcome the fear of death. It is a way to comfort us and encourage us to live our lives. Without it, we would be spending our lives fearing our death.
The song continues, talking about how we look down on criminals yet we all make mistakes. The main theme is how silly conformity is. Final stanza is my favorite
"Oh, my morning's coming back
The whole world’s waking up
All the city buses swimming past
I'm happy just because
I found out I am really no one"
Conor has realized that people have the wrong view of death. Death should be a feeling of relief. He realizes that once he is dead, he will be forgotten, and so will his mistakes. Life is temporary, and that is good. We won't have to live with our mistakes for eternity.
Great Song
'nuff said
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