From: shannon hutson SOH002@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Subject: geek usa meaning...

i always sort of connected thit song with the story of adam and eve. lovers
born as innocents, cast into the world with apple eyes. that's what they
were. i always thought of the "apple eyes" reference as being symbolism
relating to knowledge, the want of knowledge. you know, like the "forbidden
fruit" from the tree of knowledge.
and even though that story is mostly about adam and eve, we are all like
that. we are all born innocent, and we grow up learning more and more about
the world and it's pleasure and pain.
"and then i knew we'd been forsaken, expelled from paradise"...well, who
was supposed to be expelled from paradise? adam and eve. but think of the
phrase "ignorance is bliss". well, it is, really. and when any of us learn
about life, we lose that innocence, which is in a sense, paradise.
i have this friend who used to take a lot of acid, and always have a bad
trip, because he would think way too much, try too hard to figure out "life".
and the more you understand the way things work, in my opinion, the more
depressed you get. the more betrayed you feel. or so it is in my case.
"understand what can't be understood"...


anyone else have any opinions on this? geek usa has always been one of
the most interesting songs, lyrically, IMHO.

__shannon