A Corner (John Frusciante)

"I mean it
I wouldn't go ouside and walk around
They may fear for your life
But I've reached this conclusion

everyone's in a corner
face to the wall
I never looked the other way
I'm not allowed to at all

great is my confusion
It never lets me be
well no one said to be here
I was punished by me

and there's a weeping fire
that's high as a moutain
and we skip all the way up
to the top

great is my confusion
It never lets me down
everyone's in a corner
they'll never turn around"


John Frusciante is no longer with the Chili Peppers which makes me sad, but I also know that he will keep making music I love... so oh well.

I like this song, because like much of his lyrics I feel like he gets at some truth that we all seem to forget about.
Specifically the lines:
"everyone's in a corner
face to the wall
I never looked the other way
I'm not allowed to at all
great is my confusion
It never lets me be
well no one said to be here
I was punished by me"

It seems true enough that we send ourselves to the corner in punishment but never really think about why, and when we get there we can't see or understand anything because we don't let ourselves turn around and see what is going on.