Song Review!!! Sorta?

"You've one life, you've one life, you've one life left to lead. You've one life, you've one life, you've one life left to leave"

So I'm really not much of a critic (although I can be on certain things), so I don't know if I can call this a review as much as I can a discovery of what it's about. Was that confusing enough for you?

Anywho's, the song that I'm 'reviewing' is titled "Faust, Midas, and Me" from Switchfoot's 7th album "Oh! Gravity."

How did I come across this song? It has long been my goal (for the last few months, at least) to buy/obtain all of Switchfoot's albums. This last Wednesday (Or was it Thursday?) I finally complete my goal with the purchase (through iTunes) of Oh! Gravity, and this song was one of the few that really stuck out at me.

So, I listened: 

It's pretty self-explanatory song: this man has done/given up certain things to give himself the 'golden' life. One day, he realizes that in the process he went through to gain this life, he's lost himself and what he truly needs, so he sets out to fix it, and eventually, he is granted this.

One thing that confused me was the title, especially Faust and Midas. They sounded familiar, but who were they? What made them so important to this song?

Like any good nerd, Google was my answer (and by extension, Wikipedia):

Faust (from a German legend), was a successful scholar, but he was never satisfied with it all, so he sold his soul to the devil for infinite knowledge and magic for 24 years, after which, he'd be taken to hell. I found this really described this song well.

Next up, Midas (Greek mythology), who I really should have remembered. After entertaining a satyr for 10 days, the satyr took King Midas to Bacchus, and he offered Midas any wish that he wanted. Midas, of course, wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. He absolutely loved his new gift! .... Until he found out he couldn't eat or drink (because gold, clearly, cannot be digested). Distraught, he prayed for this gift/bane to be taken away, and Bacchus consented. Sick of gold/riches, Midas left his kingdom to become a peasant.

So Midas' story obviously relates with the golden parts of the song, along with the resolution to start over again.


Well, that's my take on the song Faust, Midas, and Myself. What are your thought on it?

Also, how is this post? Is it long? Boring? Horrible? All of the above? Any thoughts (and by extension, comments) greatly appreciated!