I dunno, I think WelfareWalnuts had something. This lyrics are about music, but as usual with the Clash and any good lyrics, their meaning's expand to other situations.
I feel colabottle is reading a bit too much into it, Strummer's just talking about frustrated dudes (<i>The hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand </i>) in their basements tyring to get something going, but they're musically bankrupt, because they're doing it for the wrong reasons. I don't think the second verse (yes, they're verses, not paragraphs) is really about hypocrisy. It seems more to do with the idea that you are what you do, and if you dabble with certain groups/ideas/companies, you will become part of them (<i>he who fucks nun will later join the church</i>).
"Death or Glory" is an idea. Suceed or die. But Strummer stresses here that it's bullshit. Don't make music for gimmickery or to be successful - make it for yourself, make it because it makes you happy.
I dunno, I think WelfareWalnuts had something. This lyrics are about music, but as usual with the Clash and any good lyrics, their meaning's expand to other situations.
I feel colabottle is reading a bit too much into it, Strummer's just talking about frustrated dudes (<i>The hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand </i>) in their basements tyring to get something going, but they're musically bankrupt, because they're doing it for the wrong reasons. I don't think the second verse (yes, they're verses, not paragraphs) is really about hypocrisy. It seems more to do with the idea that you are what you do, and if you dabble with certain groups/ideas/companies, you will become part of them (<i>he who fucks nun will later join the church</i>).
"Death or Glory" is an idea. Suceed or die. But Strummer stresses here that it's bullshit. Don't make music for gimmickery or to be successful - make it for yourself, make it because it makes you happy.