This song goes beyond nationalism. It's the whole "us vs them...we rule-you suck'" mentality.
The line "or the color of your shirt" refers to sports teams, I think. Fans of opposing teams getting in fights at ball games over what happens in the game. How ridiculous is THAT? People living vicariously through a bunch of overppaid, steroidal prima donnas? Why? Because people have done nothing in their own lives to be proud of...so they leech onto a sports team and try to pretend they deserve some of the credit for the team's success.
Not just professional of collegiate level teams. Ever see parents at little league games acting like a freaking kids' game is a matter of life and death?
People do that with bands, too. For a perfect example of this idiotic mentality, just look at the first page of comments on Tom Sawyer in this very website. Pathetic!
This song goes beyond nationalism. It's the whole "us vs them...we rule-you suck'" mentality.
The line "or the color of your shirt" refers to sports teams, I think. Fans of opposing teams getting in fights at ball games over what happens in the game. How ridiculous is THAT? People living vicariously through a bunch of overppaid, steroidal prima donnas? Why? Because people have done nothing in their own lives to be proud of...so they leech onto a sports team and try to pretend they deserve some of the credit for the team's success.
Not just professional of collegiate level teams. Ever see parents at little league games acting like a freaking kids' game is a matter of life and death?
People do that with bands, too. For a perfect example of this idiotic mentality, just look at the first page of comments on Tom Sawyer in this very website. Pathetic!