As a fellow Capricorn I really vibe with these lyrics. Capricorns are said to be masters of reinventing themselves to reach the top of “the mountain” and eventually “the sun”, IYKYK. I have turned away from so many things and become so many different people on the way. For a Capricorn “I will disappear” is a warning. That’s how we say “You’re not headed my direction and I can waist my time on you instead of my dreams.” Then we’re gone.

As a fellow Capricorn I really vibe with these lyrics. Capricorns are said to be masters of reinventing themselves to reach the top of “the mountain” and eventually “the sun”, IYKYK. I have turned away from so many things and become so many different people on the way. For a Capricorn “I will disappear” is a warning. That’s how we say “You’re not headed my direction and I can waist my time on you instead of my dreams.” Then we’re gone.

In the video we se a bunch of scenery about everyone digging and working tirelessly to uncover something great. Some fall off to the wayside in the process. Then some come attempting to steal what’s been unearthed. Definitely Capricorn vibes, excellently expressed video, solid lyrics.

I like coming to this website to see the general public's misunderstanding of some of my favorite songs. I was learning this on piano and I looked up the lyrics and then I thought wait... I gotta see how people are going to project their own life onto the song lol or mishear the lyrics. And I'm not disappointed. The highest voted comment is mishearing the lyrics even though he very clearly says woods and trees not words and retreat. Then goes on to overthink the lyrics.

I like coming to this website to see the general public's misunderstanding of some of my favorite songs. I was learning this on piano and I looked up the lyrics and then I thought wait... I gotta see how people are going to project their own life onto the song lol or mishear the lyrics. And I'm not disappointed. The highest voted comment is mishearing the lyrics even though he very clearly says woods and trees not words and retreat. Then goes on to overthink the lyrics.

The song is about exactly what he describes. What if the world is not material fixture but your own dream. Like a lucid 80 year dream. This is literally a real possibility and something that is much more common to ponder and actually believe in the Eastern parts of the planet. So it's very well worn thematic territory which is why it's easy to tell what the song is about once you know about it. Philosophically you might call this Idealism or Solopsism.

Anyway, materialist worldview says everything is made out of particles and that matter exists first, then consciousness comes second. But the problem is that particles don't exist they only appear to. What really exists is an infinite energy field that makes ALL matter by way of intense vibration. Not vibration of particles, the vibrating itself makes the energy field appear to you as a particle. But nothing is really separate. Which begs the question, who or what is doing the vibrating? Who is making things vibrate the way in which they are? Who holds it all together, creates it in real time and maintains it?

Well, it could be You. Or "me". But is there a difference? It's all part of the dream, the perception. Who is the perceiver? God? What if you're God but you forgot? What if you're the One Being? A One without a Second?

This is the basis for every religion but truth gets garbled and repeated and mixed up and confused. People in Jesus' time weren't ready for that kind of information. Too deep and they wouldn't understand. Have to know your audience, right?

Alvin Levon Tostig born sometime around 1934? Served in Korea (1950-1953), wounded. Young man, saw horrors, killed other young men. He was badly wounded himself, prays: “Please God, save me. I will be a good man. Please God. Don’t let me die.” And he makes it home. Alvin wants to put all that trauma behind him. He starts to use his middle name (or changes his name). Because Levon is derived from Hebrew, meaning “heart”. The biblical Levon is a wise and just leader. (Unlike the men who sent Alvin to...

Alvin Levon Tostig born sometime around 1934? Served in Korea (1950-1953), wounded.
Young man, saw horrors, killed other young men. He was badly wounded himself, prays: “Please God, save me. I will be a good man. Please God. Don’t let me die.” And he makes it home. Alvin wants to put all that trauma behind him. He starts to use his middle name (or changes his name). Because Levon is derived from Hebrew, meaning “heart”. The biblical Levon is a wise and just leader. (Unlike the men who sent Alvin to war, when Alvin was just a pawn in their military schemes.) “Wears his war wound like a crown,” like the biblical Jesus.

(this bit is about Alvin) And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man And he shall be Levon In tradition with the family plan And he shall be Levon And he shall be a good man He shall be Levon

Jesus Tostig born c 1955? Alvin/Levon has been home for a while.

(this bit is about Jesus ) He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day When the New York Times said "God is dead And the War's begun" Alvin Tostig has a son today

(“God is Dead” headline 1/9/66 LBJ escalates Vietnam war 1963-1969) . When Jesus is born, Levon is overcome with love for this innocent infant, pure and undamaged as Levon himself was before the war. Jesus is a pauper, because Levon is painfully poor. But Levon pores his soul into making money to provide for his son.

"Up Up and Away" released July 1967: The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky For we can fly (we can fly) Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky For we can fly (we can fly)

Jesus hears the music of the times, thinks about leaving. He’s blowing up balloons on the porch and singing along with the 5th Dimension.

Levon has PTSD. Tries to be a good man. Tries to be a good family man. Knows he has to provide for his kid. But he probably bursts out with aggression and hostility that Jesus cannot understand. Levon works hard to be in a neighborhood where the middle class white kids go to a good school (the best, thinks Levon), not the inner city schools that are less likely to have good opportunities for Jesus.

Like most kids, Jesus doesn’t understand his father. Resents the choices his dad makes. Jesus dreams of leaving all of it. Levon will die…eventually.

Elton John released “Levon” November 29, 1971. Bernie Taupin wrote it, therefore, no later than sometime in 1971. The song was influenced by everything that happened politically, musically, emotionally. I’ve just pulled up a few examples and ideas.

For me the song is about suicide. My best friend always sung this song she loved it. After her suicide every time I hear this song I remember about her because it sounds exactly like it happened to us. She was always there for me and she was supposed to be always by my side. Everybody who knew about her depression always said that it wasn't that big of a deal so I feel identified when pink says that she would punch everyone who would say that she wouldn't be here in the future.. It's a very sad song to me I...

For me the song is about suicide. My best friend always sung this song she loved it. After her suicide every time I hear this song I remember about her because it sounds exactly like it happened to us. She was always there for me and she was supposed to be always by my side. Everybody who knew about her depression always said that it wasn't that big of a deal so I feel identified when pink says that she would punch everyone who would say that she wouldn't be here in the future.. It's a very sad song to me I never thought she would suicide even though I knew she was bad... And she even attempted suicide before but I thought it was so early to get somebody else's attention and I feel so guilty after 8 years of her death.. I guess I'm just writing here to just .. I don't know.. trying to let go of the pain