Lyrics Analysis of "Ordinary People"

With all the excitement around the upcoming release of "Ordinary People", it seems to be an appropriate topic for the Neil Post of the Moment.

Back in 1993, Thrasher began posting thoughts on Rust which finally culminated in 1995 with a complete lyrics analysis of "Ordinary People".

Just for kicks, we went back and gave it another read which brought a bit of a chuckle, especially where we called OP "Neil's Guernica - a masterpiece". One can only wonder how close or how far the new version of OP will stray from the 1988 performances?

In the meanwhile, here's a taste of the epic "Ordinary People".