| Green Day – Restless Heart Syndrome Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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neuroticTOTHAbone: I think you're right, in a sense. But personally, I see this as more about addiction to prescription drugs, an easy thing to fall into these days. Lines like "So send me to the pharmacy/ So I can lose my memory" and "I think they found another cure/ For broken hearts and feeling insecure" seem to be pretty blatant references to the dangers of prescription drugs to me. "So what ails you is what impales you/ I feel like I've been crucified to be satisfied" <--- Your illness becomes an excuse to get more drugs, it pins you down and gets you addicted. Now, I think it also has a double meaning. Be yourself instead of succumbing to what everyone else things you should be; dealing with your pain instead if numbing it. Over all a pretty killer song, probably one of my favorites so far. |
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| Green Day – East Jesus Nowhere Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song means a lot to me right now. I've recently been confirmed, a stupid Catholic/Lutheran thing where you basically say that this is your religion, you've been educated in it and this is what you believe, blah blah blah... needless to say, it was not what I would've chosen for myself. However, my dad basically dragged me to the stupid classes, and his whole family helped him pressure me into it. There was a point where my dad was like "you can do this, or you can go live with your mom." I'm not sure if he meant it or not, but I ended up doing it because I love him, and outside of his religious stupidity is a pretty great guy. Point being, I hate how many relligions will force you into things at a young age. In my opinion, you're not ready to decide what religion you're going to be for the rest of your life as a teenager, so you shouldn't be roped into saying that you believe this that or the other. During the ceremony I almost cried because I realized how many people I was lying to; myself, my family, the whole church (most of whom I could care less about, but I do believe in respecting the beliefs of other people, and I’m sure there were people there who take this shit far more seriously than I do), and a God I'm not sure I believe in. So, this song really strikes home for me. I know it’s not directly about being forced into religion, but it’s good to be reminded that not everyone is all wrapped up in their bullshit. |
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| Green Day – East Jesus Nowhere Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I don't think that point is "bashing a certain group" so much as it is to point out how very hypocritical religion in general can be. "Drop a coin for humanity" is referring to offering, and how that often doesn't go to "humanity," it goes to building a bigger church (well, in the case of my dad's church anyway...) Also, I can spot places where they bash non-denominationalism ("Put your faith in a miracle, And it's non-denominational" and "the cops of a new religion" are both saying how even more "modern" churches are hypocritical,) and Catholicism ("It's been a lifetime since I last confessed"; confession is a very Catholic tradition where you spill your sins to the pastor and the pastor grants you forgiveness "from God.") |
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| Green Day – 21 Guns Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think the "one, twenty-one guns" has a double meaning. You're right about the "importance of the individual" (quoted because I couldn't put it better than that) but I also think it's two people as one entity, love or something like it. I believe it serves as a reference back to C&G, or any struggling couple. Otherwise, why would they stick the lyric "You and I" at the end of the chorus? | |
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