This song is from the perspective of Joe Simpson, who started off as a preacher of the worst kind and moved on to marketing his children to america as sex symbols. The song is really sarcastic and has a lot of word play, "show the men it's not about the money" "so they can see themselves inside my little girl" etc.. This fits in with what I think the album's overall theme of criticizing pop culture, and mentions a black mirror which presumably shows no reflection, which I think is a metaphor for soullessness.
you're absolutely right about the subject matter, but unfortunately Joe Simpson isn't the ONLY person who failed at life and then pushed that desire for redemption on his own child, the same could be said for Lady Gaga Stephanie Germanotta's dad. All these narcissistic little shits pushing fame/glory on their kids and giving them the classic Mozart 'trained monkey' syndrome.
you're absolutely right about the subject matter, but unfortunately Joe Simpson isn't the ONLY person who failed at life and then pushed that desire for redemption on his own child, the same could be said for Lady Gaga Stephanie Germanotta's dad. All these narcissistic little shits pushing fame/glory on their kids and giving them the classic Mozart 'trained monkey' syndrome.
The problem is that consumers don't care about the quality of their existential fix, the abused child who sings on demand is just as good as the person who authentically rips themselves inside out for an audience.
The problem is that consumers don't care about the quality of their existential fix, the abused child who sings on demand is just as good as the person who authentically rips themselves inside out for an audience.
This is one sad song, that sad reality of no choice and no alternatives: either you abuse people and survive, or stick to your principles and die.
This song is from the perspective of Joe Simpson, who started off as a preacher of the worst kind and moved on to marketing his children to america as sex symbols. The song is really sarcastic and has a lot of word play, "show the men it's not about the money" "so they can see themselves inside my little girl" etc.. This fits in with what I think the album's overall theme of criticizing pop culture, and mentions a black mirror which presumably shows no reflection, which I think is a metaphor for soullessness.
you're absolutely right about the subject matter, but unfortunately Joe Simpson isn't the ONLY person who failed at life and then pushed that desire for redemption on his own child, the same could be said for Lady Gaga Stephanie Germanotta's dad. All these narcissistic little shits pushing fame/glory on their kids and giving them the classic Mozart 'trained monkey' syndrome.
you're absolutely right about the subject matter, but unfortunately Joe Simpson isn't the ONLY person who failed at life and then pushed that desire for redemption on his own child, the same could be said for Lady Gaga Stephanie Germanotta's dad. All these narcissistic little shits pushing fame/glory on their kids and giving them the classic Mozart 'trained monkey' syndrome.
The problem is that consumers don't care about the quality of their existential fix, the abused child who sings on demand is just as good as the person who authentically rips themselves inside out for an audience.
The problem is that consumers don't care about the quality of their existential fix, the abused child who sings on demand is just as good as the person who authentically rips themselves inside out for an audience.
This is one sad song, that sad reality of no choice and no alternatives: either you abuse people and survive, or stick to your principles and die.