Dave Oshita

Spring 1982, Psych 222

May M~tsumoto                                                   Dr. L. Jakobovits

Song Analysis & Inner M~aning


      IHE LOGIC~L SONG by Supertramp


1. ~HEN I W~S YOUNG, rT SEEMED IHAr LI~E~'~ASLSLLi~ln~E~-UL. A MIRALLE,
CH IT W~S BEAUTIFUL, MAGICAL.
The innocent, open-mLndedhess of youth celebrates life.

2. AND ALL IHE BIRDS IN THE 'l~S, WEIL THEY'D BE SIN DNG SO ~ ~Y,JOYFULLY,
PLAYFULLY W~ICHING ME.
The world seemed happy, and he was liv~ng on the positive bias.

3. B~l INEY SaNI rG A~Y TO ~ ME HoW TO BE SENSIBLE, LLGIC~L, RESPONSIBLE,

He lost the i~nocence of youth as he was forced to socialize.

4. AND THEY SHOWED ME A WORLD WHERE I COULD BE SO ~EPEN~ABLE,CLINIC~L,
INTELLECTUAL,CYNICaL.
In the socialization process, he learned how to view the w~rld using the
negative bias.

5. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ALL I~E W~gLD'S ASLEEP, IHE Q~ESTIONS RUN TOO
FOR SUCH A SIMPLE MAN.
When he is in cont~mplation, he finds it too difficult to choose
between the pos-it ve and n~agtive biases.

6. W~N'T YOU PLEASE, PLEASE T~T.T, ME WHAT WE'VE LEARNED,I KNCW IT SOUNDS ABSURD,
BUT PLEASE TFTT- ME WHO I AM
He's not sure of how life comes together, and he doesn't know how he relates
to societv.

7. NCW WAICH WHAT YOU SAY OR THEY'LL BE CALLING YOU A RADICAL,LIBERAL,
FANAIICAL, CRIMINAL.
If you .choose the positive bias, then society will tell you that y~u don't
fit in. By doing this, sQc ety is trying to intimidate you Into~c~n~r-m~ing.

8. W~N'T YOU SIt3N UP YOU NAME,WE'D LIKE TO ~ l. YOUR'E At
PRESENI~BLE, A VEJEIABLEl
If you choose the negative
will only be a conformist.

,RE~.t~ABLE,

bias, then society will accept you, but you


9. AT NIt3HT , WHEN AU THE WORLD'S ASLEEP, THE t~STIONS RLN SO DEEP
FOR SUCH A S~3LE M~N.
When he is conte~plating, he finds it difficult to choose between the
positive and negative biases, but not so difficult that he can't choose.

10. WON'T YOU PLEASE. PLEASE TF~.T- ME WHAT ~E'YE LEARNED, I KN~W IT SOU~DS ABSURD,
BUT PLEASE T~. ME W~O T AM.....
He doesn't knaw haw l_fe_all comes together, nor does he knaw haw he fits Lnto
society.