“Three-quarters of all the evil done in the world happens out of timidity, and this is above all a physiological phenomenon!”
—Daybreak, §538 (excerpt).
—Daybreak, §538 (excerpt).
"The night and the streets were ours and the future lay sparkling ahead. And we thought we would know each other forever."
The songs on Nebraska deal with ordinary, down-on-their-luck blue-collar characters who face a challenge or a turning point in their lives. The songs also treat the subject of outsiders, criminals and mass murderers with little hope for the future—or no future at all—as in the title track, where the main character is sentenced to death in the electric chair.
Forwarded from tomrum
Autumn reminds me of my future place in the world; Because youth is supposed to bear fruit, then. But it is a horrible thought, only to enjoy the past troubles I overcame.
My Soul must stay in a state of everlasting spring, because when the time of flowers is over, so is my life.
Friedrich Nietsche, as a schoolkid
My Soul must stay in a state of everlasting spring, because when the time of flowers is over, so is my life.
Friedrich Nietsche, as a schoolkid