I agree with who ever said this song is about DRM.
The phrase "Complex notes inside the chords
On every wall inflections carved
Deep as lakes and dark as stars
Remember we were the volunteers" Says that they once worked equally as hard on their music as they used to, but they did it for free, or very little then. While their songs are as equally hard to write now as they were then.
Then the phrase "My rights vs yours" Say that it is their right to be paid for the music they make vs your right to listen to it.
the phrase "Under your wheels, the hope of spring
Mirage of loss, a few more things
You left your sorrow dangling
It hangs in air like a school cheer"
Spring can symbolize rebirth, new, hope, life and so on. So the hope of spring, may mean the hope of the law suites over downloading music and other things being over has been destroyed under the wheels of the industry, and the court rooms.
"The truth in one free afternoon" Can mean that the afternoon you downloaded something, you are having the 'truth' forced on you in the court rooms of how they find it is wrong.
The medicen still won't work (or sign) means the medicen is the artists them selves, and the dangerous levels of it here is their opposition (some times refusal to play) and how if this continues to long it could cripple the industry.
the paints symbolize creativity. And the "new empire in rags" is the music industry, falling apart because of downloading, but stick to their ideals about it.
I agree with who ever said this song is about DRM. The phrase "Complex notes inside the chords On every wall inflections carved Deep as lakes and dark as stars Remember we were the volunteers" Says that they once worked equally as hard on their music as they used to, but they did it for free, or very little then. While their songs are as equally hard to write now as they were then.
Then the phrase "My rights vs yours" Say that it is their right to be paid for the music they make vs your right to listen to it.
the phrase "Under your wheels, the hope of spring Mirage of loss, a few more things You left your sorrow dangling It hangs in air like a school cheer"
Spring can symbolize rebirth, new, hope, life and so on. So the hope of spring, may mean the hope of the law suites over downloading music and other things being over has been destroyed under the wheels of the industry, and the court rooms.
"The truth in one free afternoon" Can mean that the afternoon you downloaded something, you are having the 'truth' forced on you in the court rooms of how they find it is wrong.
The medicen still won't work (or sign) means the medicen is the artists them selves, and the dangerous levels of it here is their opposition (some times refusal to play) and how if this continues to long it could cripple the industry.
the paints symbolize creativity. And the "new empire in rags" is the music industry, falling apart because of downloading, but stick to their ideals about it.