The Ãœbermensch is not driven into other worlds away from this one. The turn away from the earth is prompted, he says, by a dissatisfaction with life, a dissatisfaction that causes one to create another world in which those who made one unhappy in this life are tormented.
Nietzsche introduces the concept of the Ãœbermensch in contrast to the other-worldliness of Christianity: Zarathustra proclaims the Ãœbermensch to be the meaning of the earth and admonishes his audience to ignore those who promise other-worldly hopes in order to draw them away from the earth. These are some interesting tidbids from the Wikipedia article on the Overman (Ãœbermensch): The non-holistic, reductionist qualities of idealistic philosophies can lead to a sickness of the mind (insanity/introversion derived from being neglectful of the whole of being). It is readily apparent and does not need to be deconstructed. In the end, a human's nature is exactly what it is. Everything else will simply follow after this realization. Knowledge comes with the freeing of one's mind from the torments of idealization. The "belief in yourself" he warns against is that of idealizing yourself in an other-worldy sort of way, which is deceiving and misrepresentative of your true nature. The song is very much about the death of the idealized view we hold of ourselves in our mind's eye and not so much about an actual physical death. Believe it or not, the song is actually a positive, hopeful song.Įssentially, the song is about moving one's psyche away from that of god-infused egalitarianism, Platonic idealism, asceticism, or any other-worldly idealism or even nihilism and towards that of a purposed existence based on a love of this earth, a love of the world we share, a love for each other, and a love of life at this very moment. General CommentThe song is influenced heavily by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy of the Overman/Superman (which is actually mentioned in the song "I'm not a prophet or a stone age man Just a mortal with the potential of a Superman"), as well as philosophy and ideas emanating from Buddhism.
You can tell me all about it on the next Bardo If I don't explain what you ought to know Just a mortal with the potential of a supermanĬan't take my eyes from the great salvation I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thoughtĭon't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief Where others see their targets, divine symmetry Living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm destiny
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