The first things that struck me about this song when I listened to it was then repeated phrase "Brave New World" which of course made me think of the Aldous Huxley novel. "Brave New World" in the book referred to a new society which was highly artificial, blinded and obsessed with consuming and hedonistic pleasures and there was a constant battle between truth (and reality) and what people believed (or were made to believe via government control and mood altering drugs). This society worshiped Henry Ford, the inventor of mass production and the assembly line (and that's why they worshiped him). I think Jared is saying "Its a Brave New World" stating that society has arrived at a point similar to that of the fictional society in the book and that "This is War" because we are fighting back to reclaim a better society which is more truthful and not based on artifical, selfish, meaningless things, hence the song it leads into (100 Suns). Since he states "I do believe in the light, raise your hands up to the sky The fight is done, war is won, lift your hands toward the sun
toward the sun, toward the sun, the war is won" right before the lead into "100 Suns" makes me think that he's saying we'll win the battle against a fake, meaningless society by its very destruction (reference the "100 Suns till we part" line and its interpretation).
i agree with you completely. The book is the first thing that popped into my head also. When i was looking through these comments, i couldnt find anything about the book until i saw yours. I was going to post my own comment but i would just be repeating what you said. Good job! :)
i agree with you completely. The book is the first thing that popped into my head also. When i was looking through these comments, i couldnt find anything about the book until i saw yours. I was going to post my own comment but i would just be repeating what you said. Good job! :)
ummmm, sooo, both of you refer it to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley but you do know that his book is referencing Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the Title??? and when John the Savage meets Lenina for the first time he quotes line-by-line the tempest, where "O Brave new world" is from? because yeah, huxley was making an allusion....
ummmm, sooo, both of you refer it to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley but you do know that his book is referencing Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the Title??? and when John the Savage meets Lenina for the first time he quotes line-by-line the tempest, where "O Brave new world" is from? because yeah, huxley was making an allusion....
I had listened to this song during its debut and was won over by its powerful sound and awesome epic vocals. However, recently I read Huxley's Brave New World for school and I instantly saw the connection with the iPod blaring on my way home. It makes so much sense candychaos.
I had listened to this song during its debut and was won over by its powerful sound and awesome epic vocals. However, recently I read Huxley's Brave New World for school and I instantly saw the connection with the iPod blaring on my way home. It makes so much sense candychaos.
sh3rman, yes Huxley was alluding to Shakespeare. But in his novel of ideas, Huxley actually means to title it so out of irony. The 'brave new world' of Miranda's speech in The Tempest meant the actually realization of a society absent of immoral-ism and brimming over with happiness and justice. Huxley's "Brave New World" makes a mockery of this ideal by extrapolating a strand of human circumstance and developing a world where individuality is gone, sex and drugs are encouraged, and the brave few that still retain their mentality are either drunk with power or doomed to penitent suicide.
Yeah, I was reading BRAVE NEW WORLD when all of a sudden this incredible song starts playing, and it got me really psyched. However, I think this song is more about overcoming the struggles that they had with EMI, not the book. Oh well. Love the book, love the song . . . All is well with the world :)
Yeah, I was reading BRAVE NEW WORLD when all of a sudden this incredible song starts playing, and it got me really psyched. However, I think this song is more about overcoming the struggles that they had with EMI, not the book. Oh well. Love the book, love the song . . . All is well with the world :)
@candykaos its about bush waging war against Iraq. In the music video at the beginning it wrote " if we didnt end war, war will end us" also he stated in one of the interview that he is mad when he saw all the armored vehicle and tanks entered Iraq.
@candykaos its about bush waging war against Iraq. In the music video at the beginning it wrote " if we didnt end war, war will end us" also he stated in one of the interview that he is mad when he saw all the armored vehicle and tanks entered Iraq.
The first things that struck me about this song when I listened to it was then repeated phrase "Brave New World" which of course made me think of the Aldous Huxley novel. "Brave New World" in the book referred to a new society which was highly artificial, blinded and obsessed with consuming and hedonistic pleasures and there was a constant battle between truth (and reality) and what people believed (or were made to believe via government control and mood altering drugs). This society worshiped Henry Ford, the inventor of mass production and the assembly line (and that's why they worshiped him). I think Jared is saying "Its a Brave New World" stating that society has arrived at a point similar to that of the fictional society in the book and that "This is War" because we are fighting back to reclaim a better society which is more truthful and not based on artifical, selfish, meaningless things, hence the song it leads into (100 Suns). Since he states "I do believe in the light, raise your hands up to the sky The fight is done, war is won, lift your hands toward the sun toward the sun, toward the sun, the war is won" right before the lead into "100 Suns" makes me think that he's saying we'll win the battle against a fake, meaningless society by its very destruction (reference the "100 Suns till we part" line and its interpretation).
i agree with you completely. The book is the first thing that popped into my head also. When i was looking through these comments, i couldnt find anything about the book until i saw yours. I was going to post my own comment but i would just be repeating what you said. Good job! :)
i agree with you completely. The book is the first thing that popped into my head also. When i was looking through these comments, i couldnt find anything about the book until i saw yours. I was going to post my own comment but i would just be repeating what you said. Good job! :)
ummmm, sooo, both of you refer it to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley but you do know that his book is referencing Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the Title??? and when John the Savage meets Lenina for the first time he quotes line-by-line the tempest, where "O Brave new world" is from? because yeah, huxley was making an allusion....
ummmm, sooo, both of you refer it to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley but you do know that his book is referencing Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the Title??? and when John the Savage meets Lenina for the first time he quotes line-by-line the tempest, where "O Brave new world" is from? because yeah, huxley was making an allusion....
I had listened to this song during its debut and was won over by its powerful sound and awesome epic vocals. However, recently I read Huxley's Brave New World for school and I instantly saw the connection with the iPod blaring on my way home. It makes so much sense candychaos.
I had listened to this song during its debut and was won over by its powerful sound and awesome epic vocals. However, recently I read Huxley's Brave New World for school and I instantly saw the connection with the iPod blaring on my way home. It makes so much sense candychaos.
sh3rman, yes Huxley was alluding to Shakespeare. But in his novel of ideas, Huxley actually means to title it so out of irony. The 'brave new world' of Miranda's speech in The Tempest meant the actually realization of a society absent of immoral-ism and brimming over with happiness and justice. Huxley's "Brave New World" makes a mockery of this ideal by extrapolating a strand of human circumstance and developing a world where individuality is gone, sex and drugs are encouraged, and the brave few that still retain their mentality are either drunk with power or doomed to penitent suicide.
Yeah, I was reading BRAVE NEW WORLD when all of a sudden this incredible song starts playing, and it got me really psyched. However, I think this song is more about overcoming the struggles that they had with EMI, not the book. Oh well. Love the book, love the song . . . All is well with the world :)
Yeah, I was reading BRAVE NEW WORLD when all of a sudden this incredible song starts playing, and it got me really psyched. However, I think this song is more about overcoming the struggles that they had with EMI, not the book. Oh well. Love the book, love the song . . . All is well with the world :)
@candykaos its about bush waging war against Iraq. In the music video at the beginning it wrote " if we didnt end war, war will end us" also he stated in one of the interview that he is mad when he saw all the armored vehicle and tanks entered Iraq.
@candykaos its about bush waging war against Iraq. In the music video at the beginning it wrote " if we didnt end war, war will end us" also he stated in one of the interview that he is mad when he saw all the armored vehicle and tanks entered Iraq.