a simply fucking awesome song. so pretty, with a good bit of building dynamics (the last chorus). I especially love teh bit where the overdriven guitar plays the guitar melody line during the last chorus, cuz it fits so well with every other instrument. Obviously, the message is simple and powerful.
But i see it in some more detail than some:
"I'd like to close my eyes; go numb
but there's a cold wind coming from
the top of the highest highrise today"
He wants to escape from a monotonous overborne life, but the assholes of big commerce prohibit him (where is the CEO's office? the top of the highrises)
"It's not a breeze 'cuz it blows hard
and it wants me to discard
the humanity I know; watch the warmth bow away"
He takes a lot ofshit, and the slingers of that shit want him to conform
"So don't let the world bring you down
not everyone here is that fucked up and cold
remember why you came and while your alive
experience the warmth before you grow old"
The first chorus is him talking to himself, or rather preaching and self-assuring
"Do you think I should adhere
to that pressing new frontier,
and leave in my wake a trail of fear?
Or should I hold my head up high,
and throw a wrench in spokes by,
leaving the air behind me clear?"
Then he asks a friend, perhaps, if he should break out of the mold and throw everyone off, or if he should suck it up and be 'fucked up and cold' like everyone else seems to be by destroying others' lives and leave the way clear for other fucked up souls.
The second chorus is a preaching from the friend to the narrator, perhaps, or a preaching from the narrator to the listeners.
The third reprise of the chorus is a loud and clear declaration of the narrator's intent - to not be a dickhead - as well as words of advice to the listeners.
My p.o.v.
Guess I'm long winded too.
a simply fucking awesome song. so pretty, with a good bit of building dynamics (the last chorus). I especially love teh bit where the overdriven guitar plays the guitar melody line during the last chorus, cuz it fits so well with every other instrument. Obviously, the message is simple and powerful.
But i see it in some more detail than some:
"I'd like to close my eyes; go numb but there's a cold wind coming from the top of the highest highrise today" He wants to escape from a monotonous overborne life, but the assholes of big commerce prohibit him (where is the CEO's office? the top of the highrises) "It's not a breeze 'cuz it blows hard and it wants me to discard the humanity I know; watch the warmth bow away" He takes a lot ofshit, and the slingers of that shit want him to conform "So don't let the world bring you down not everyone here is that fucked up and cold remember why you came and while your alive experience the warmth before you grow old" The first chorus is him talking to himself, or rather preaching and self-assuring "Do you think I should adhere to that pressing new frontier, and leave in my wake a trail of fear? Or should I hold my head up high, and throw a wrench in spokes by, leaving the air behind me clear?" Then he asks a friend, perhaps, if he should break out of the mold and throw everyone off, or if he should suck it up and be 'fucked up and cold' like everyone else seems to be by destroying others' lives and leave the way clear for other fucked up souls. The second chorus is a preaching from the friend to the narrator, perhaps, or a preaching from the narrator to the listeners. The third reprise of the chorus is a loud and clear declaration of the narrator's intent - to not be a dickhead - as well as words of advice to the listeners. My p.o.v. Guess I'm long winded too.
@therambler07 perfect ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@therambler07 perfect ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐