Off He Goes

North
North Posts: 4
edited April 2005 in Words and Music...Communication
Is Off He Goes about a bi-polar guy?
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    yes. north and south polar.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • crazycommisar
    crazycommisar Posts: 60
    I thought it was about Ed himself, and his dealings with fame. Thats just my thoughts on it.
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  • AlisonChains
    AlisonChains Posts: 1
    crazycommisar wrote:
    I thought it was about Ed himself, and his dealings with fame. Thats just my thoughts on it.
    I think the same thing. It is a reflection of how he sees himself as he used to be.
  • DarkStar
    DarkStar Posts: 734
    AlisonChains wrote:
    I think the same thing. It is a reflection of how he sees himself as he used to be.

    or still is...I agree the song is introspective.

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....
  • DieasGrey
    DieasGrey Posts: 124
    yeah popular vote has always been its about ed himself
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  • whoYOUare
    whoYOUare Posts: 274
    more specifically 1990 ed & 1996 ed, dealing with fame, and power, and people
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  • Off_EK_Goes
    Off_EK_Goes Posts: 22
    North wrote:
    Is Off He Goes about a bi-polar guy?

    I must be bipolar too then. ;)
  • Jason Murphy
    Jason Murphy Posts: 1
    This song goes way beyond the simple label of bi-polar. Here is my perception of the lyrics. It is a description of an unsettled soul. We have all met them. They are travellers with extensive understanding of human nature and behavior. They notice every movement, evolution and overall tone of the human beings they come in contact with. They may enter your life for many different reasons. Usually by mistake or as some may call it fate. Something is intriguing to them so they stick around momentarily. Then suddenly when they understand the situation and "figure it out" and what the interaction may or may not provide "off they go". Unsettled as they may be, these are the people that we admire most. Shakespeare, Hemmingway, Socrates, Veddar.
  • JASGMMEV
    JASGMMEV Posts: 19
    If Off He Goes is about being bi-polar then I might be bi-polar because I have always identified with the lyrics a bit. I concur with a lot of what has already been said about the lyrics--I think they're about Ed dealing with fame. And I don't think Ed is bi-polar either. BUT you got me thinking....interesting interpretation.....
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  • North
    North Posts: 4
    There are clearly 2 (at least) "people" in the song. So if it's about E, who is he talking to? Who is he laughing with?
  • DarkStar
    DarkStar Posts: 734
    North wrote:
    There are clearly 2 (at least) "people" in the song. So if it's about E, who is he talking to? Who is he laughing with?

    you never talk to yourself? ;)

    ed is a master at writing songs from unusual yet profound perspectives...for instance, the studio version of YL...is sung from the perspective of a dead soldier...who then invites the listener into his story, to see what he sees...that those folks on the porch can't see him...and thus aren't waving....

    anyway, i believe OHG is about Ed and told from the perspective of Ed.

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....

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