For me, this song was a total letdown. Lyrically, it's very obvious and heavy-handed. It tries to be political but doesn't say anything that hasn't been said a hundred times in the same way ("Do you really think you go to hell for having loved?"). Compared to old Rufus, this is very trite and shallow, which his myspace commentary suggests was deliberate... but I'm not buying the angsty "I'm so tired of America" lines either.
I also hate the video. But I have hope for Rufus, still.
For me, this song was a total letdown. Lyrically, it's very obvious and heavy-handed. It tries to be political but doesn't say anything that hasn't been said a hundred times in the same way ("Do you really think you go to hell for having loved?"). Compared to old Rufus, this is very trite and shallow, which his myspace commentary suggests was deliberate... but I'm not buying the angsty "I'm so tired of America" lines either.
I also hate the video. But I have hope for Rufus, still.