I may be wrong but it doesn't really matter songs are meant to be enjoyed and interpreted however the listener wants to. Other parts of the song fit my theory too but those are my main points.
That would be somethin a person about to be executed would do. Most people when they die of freezing to death as is interpreted through the homeless person idea don't have the knowledge of their death to cry for their mothers. The thing that makes me feel this way the most is that he cries for his mom at the end. The belief that be may someday live his life again is his belief in a last minute pardon although he knows his chances are slim because he knows he is insane. He knows the aren't openly critisizing him but he feels that they are inside their heads and is imagining them doing so. The wispering hands that lead him away are the guards taking him to his death. He knows he might never expierience them again so he trys to chase them away. The thoughts that arive like butterflies are the memories of his life on the outside. If you think about it it kinda makes sence. Billy from Clarion, PaI always got the impression that this was a song about a man in prison being or about to be led to the death chamber.Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away" even flow means hes always happy and just goes with the flow, thoughts arive like butterflys means he has thoughts but chases them away which kind of hints hes retarted with the lyrics like "he can't help, when he's happy looks insane" and "Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies Jake from Aberdeen, Wain my opinion this song is about a mentally retarted person.they might have changed the lyrics to make it sound better Tom from The Hague, NetherlandsSome say that Ed Ved used to hang around with a near homeless man whose name was Steven Bow.Curtis from Urbana, Ilit about a derelict thats it stop overthinking people.Molly from Niagara Falls, NyI'm going with autistic - "he can't help when he's happy looks insane", "thoughts arrive like butterflies / he don't know / so he chases them away" - very much sound like someone with autism.Zero from Nowhere, NjMike McCready claims to have been influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan for the guitar leads in this song."Oh, feelin', understands the weather of the winters on it's way." "Oh, hand out, faces that he sees time again ain't that familiar, oh yeah" "Freezin', rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again" The first line alone should be enough, but these make it pretty obvious IMO: Amea from Linköping, SwedenHow is this not about a homeless man? It's so obvious.Josh from UsaIf you listen carefully at about 3:21 on good headphones, you can hear Eddie speaking beneath the music, "Have you got a dollar? Maybe some spare change? God bless you.".Dewayne from EnglandKiller guitar solo courtesy of Mr Mike McCready, dude has some serious chops.Hiram from CarolinaObviously, the song's title is an irony the song lyrics written on a one dollar bill.I also believe we can all relate to this homeless man which is why the lyrics are about this man to begin with- someone who people generally tend to look down upon when we all experience similar struggles of being unaware of our surroundings/situations and falling indifferent/unaware. Those troubles come in thoughts that he chases away, he doesn’t want to think about those troubles, he doesn’t want to think about changing, he doesn’t think about how miserable his homelessness is, usually homeless people just are- he chases his thoughts away maybe literally with alcohol or other substances. “He can’t help when he’s happy looks insane” is most likely to imply “how can he be happy if he’s homeless?” He chases thoughts away because a homeless person has lived a troubled life. Serina from Los AngelesI think on the surface, it’s about a homeless man and if you want to look deeper you can probably relate it to other situations as well, however I really doubt it’s about a mentally impaired man.Karen from Your DreamsJake from Aberdeen, Wa We don’t say “retarded” anymore.
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