Ben Folds Five - Philosophy Lyrics Meaning

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Jan 26th 2009 !⃝

I also couldn't stop thinking of The Fountainhead while listening to this, its actually really nice to hear someone else felt that way.

Anyway, I wasn't sure it was about the Statue of Liberty because when I heard "torch" I thought "flashlight", but even after realizing my mistake some things don't make sense if the perspective is from the statue of liberty ("MY torch")

This french built statue was not inspired by any speech, wears a crown (not a helmet-hat), isn't posed in a "walk" or "dance" pose and isn't at all "crazy" looking. the "pushing cause I loved you" part also doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

"Torch" is a common name for a "flashlight" and I feel like the song makes more sense if the song is about an individual. After all, statues can't have a philosophy =P.

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