The subject of "Good Old Desk" appears at first to be simply about a desk that he's really fond of, but when you look at the lyrics Good Old Desk is always capitalized whe they shouldn't be. The first letter of each of these words spells out God. So once you discover that the hidden message is actually about God the whole song becomes much less creepy and makes much more sense.
The narrator or singer isn't very religious and wanted to get a message across without making his listeners feeling uncomfortable or like he's gone all religious on them. The audience was his usual listeners but he wanted to get this message across without them freaking out or shutting it out and then once they discover that he's actually talking about God it would be easier to accept it.
I believe the purpose of the song is simply to express the comfort of God or a God-like figure. How it can be comforting and helps you feel as if you not alone that they're always there.
Once I discovered that the song was actually about God it made so much more sense. I was really lost when I thought that he was just singing about a desk I was thinking who sings about a desk.
Three thing I found in the song that pointed to the song being about God besides the capitalization of Good Old Desk are:
1) Its always there
2) never needs a rest
3) Its the friend I've got, a giant of all times
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