Now that everybody's here
Could we please have your attention?
There is nothing left to fear
No now that bigfoot is captured
But are the children really right
Alright alright

There is danger in the night
There are things we can't control but
Will we give ourselves a fright
When we become less than human?
There are people who say why oh why oh why?
Now there are other ways to die
Oh why oh why?

But upon this tidal wave
Oh god oh god
But upon this tidal wave
Oh god oh god
Young Blood

We are men who stay alive
Who send your children away now
We are calling from a tower
Expressing what must be
Everyone's opinion

They are going out to bars
And they are getting into cars
I have seen them with my own eyes
America please help them

Now they are child stars
Child stars

With the sex and the drugs
And the rock and rock and rock and rock and roll
Hey!




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Track duration: 04:34


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    General Comment:I love how the song ends so abruptly. It's haunting
    Flag hce9099on April 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:When I listen to this song, I imagine a sort of town hall meeting amongst elder generations that has been gathered to discuss the status of the current youth of America.
    The meeting begins when the spokesperson declares that the people no longer have anything to fear, bigfoot having been captured. A question is raised, however, regarding the youth of society, and a propasal made suggesting that there is something to be feared about the way in which these youths behave
    Next, they discuss what to do about this reckless generation which they cannot understand nor control. One person comes up with a conclusion. First however, he tells the people that they cannot be afraid of making decisions and carrying out actions that may seem inhuman, though some people may disagree.
    The decision made is to send these children to war, thus guaranteeing their own self-preservation. They are "calling from a tower", suggestion superiority, but at the same time carrying the connotation that they are disconnected with the rest of the world, being so high up and seperated from the people below. Their opinion is one which they arrogantly believe is the opinion of all, and is one which no one is allowed to disagree with.
    The youth are described like creatures of folklore who one person attests to have seen, with his own eyes, going out to bars, and getting into cars.
    The repetition of the phrase "they are child stars" purposefully lacks annunciation so that the phrase begins to sound like the word "chastised", which is how these children of a misunderstood generation are treated.
    Flag nowhereman1980on August 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about the 60s. Youth revolt. Baby boom, hence 'tidal wave of young blood'. Just a thought.
    Flag ChloethePirateon June 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Ya I agree that it is about Iraq and sending our children to war while we stay here and be healthy. Just a thought maybe the part about nothing left to fear now that big foot is captured is about capturing saddam hussein. just a thought.
    Flag Bodancison June 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:thats silly. ignore the "olsen twins idea" and you have to ignore half the lyrics as well for it to even make sense.

    i love how he always sounds drunk when he's singing
    Flag higginston April 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Why, are you guys referencing this song to the F'ing Olson twins?! What, because it says child stars? Geez, quit watching F'ing E!

    I think alot of this song is more or less about hypocrosy, about how the leaders of this country tell the "youngbloods" what to do and what is good for them. They make the young people go to war and fight based off of what they think is best. They have their opinions and their opinions are right to them so it must be right for all of us. Are these leaders willing to die/fight for the stuff they are having youngbloods do???
    Flag mallorypmmon March 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:AutumnGreenLeaf gets it exactly fucking right. I really love how he builds the whole second verse off of making you think it's all about war, giving all the obvious clues, and then throws in the bit at the end about fucking CHILD STARS! It gives the whole song a wonderful multidimensional level, and it really helps that it ROCKS OUT COMPLETELY. sorry, I'm a bit high.
    Flag jessepenceon September 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think it is alot about the war, but more generally how people are always going to have something to fear. the whole thing about big foot being captured and then "now there are other ways to die, oh why oh why" the lyrics hint that that's why they send the "young blood", to fight off just another object in their neverending list of things to fear
    Flag AutumnGreenleafon August 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:lol people are obsessive about connecting songs to bush...

    does your hatred for the man really run that deep? i guess it does
    Flag IronBMikeon July 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's obviously about Iraq. They are condemning the American people for their cowardice, Bush for his arrogance, etc in the war. It's a very good, but shallow song.
    Flag justinbaily21on June 21, 2007   Link

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