I can't believe nobody's gotten it yet. And, hello guys, a song can have multiple meanins at once. So yes, it's about the music industry, I see that. It's ALSO definitely about an anxiety attack. But put the pieces together, and you get a song that's about a guy's anxiety towards being an individual. This song is about how everyone's becoming the same, not just the music industry, but society in general. The "speaker" in this song is panicking because he feels like he needs to conform, but really doesn't want to. He values his individuality and is freaking out about how to keep it.
AND THE CHORUS IS WRONG.AH.
"Do you see yourself in a crowded room?
Do your fingers itch? Are you pistol-whipped?
Do you step in line, or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?"
The meaning:
among all of the clones, do you stand out?
are you like me, dying to be allowed to be yourself?
so are you going to be a clone, or release the glitch and be yourself?
can you fall asleep knowing this? (referring to his extreme anxiety)
I forgot to add: the panic switch is a panic attack. It can go off anywhere, anytime.
So in one sentence, the song is about whether to fall in line with everyone else and be normal, or be yourself and succumb to the panic attacks.
I forgot to add: the panic switch is a panic attack. It can go off anywhere, anytime.
So in one sentence, the song is about whether to fall in line with everyone else and be normal, or be yourself and succumb to the panic attacks.
@catchandrelease First off I know that you wrote this over 10 years ago, but I’m just now hearing this song and I think you are on to something.
@catchandrelease First off I know that you wrote this over 10 years ago, but I’m just now hearing this song and I think you are on to something.
The subject (person) that this song is speaking to in the chorus is tougher than you think. He is at a turning point, but he’s not just faced with the choice between conforming or being himself; he is faced with the choice between conforming or fighting back. He’s not just going to go his own way; he’s going to confront society on some level. It’s summed up pretty succinctly in one line that everyone here seems to be glossing over.
“Do your fingers itch? Are you pistol whipped?”
The itchy finger is a reference to an idiom explained here:
an itchy trigger finger
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An inclination or readiness to shoot a gun (especially at someone) without needing any provocation or justification.
What this line in the song is asking is, which end of the gun are you going to be on? Are you going to pull the trigger or are you going to be beaten down? Conflict is inevitable. There is going to be a fight.
@catchandrelease I believe the panic switch he’s referring to is an escape from all the madness going on in our society. and now his own head! And at the end ending up just like prety much everyone else.
@catchandrelease I believe the panic switch he’s referring to is an escape from all the madness going on in our society. and now his own head! And at the end ending up just like prety much everyone else.
I can't believe nobody's gotten it yet. And, hello guys, a song can have multiple meanins at once. So yes, it's about the music industry, I see that. It's ALSO definitely about an anxiety attack. But put the pieces together, and you get a song that's about a guy's anxiety towards being an individual. This song is about how everyone's becoming the same, not just the music industry, but society in general. The "speaker" in this song is panicking because he feels like he needs to conform, but really doesn't want to. He values his individuality and is freaking out about how to keep it.
AND THE CHORUS IS WRONG.AH. "Do you see yourself in a crowded room?
Do your fingers itch? Are you pistol-whipped?
Do you step in line, or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?"
The meaning:
among all of the clones, do you stand out? are you like me, dying to be allowed to be yourself? so are you going to be a clone, or release the glitch and be yourself? can you fall asleep knowing this? (referring to his extreme anxiety)
I forgot to add: the panic switch is a panic attack. It can go off anywhere, anytime. So in one sentence, the song is about whether to fall in line with everyone else and be normal, or be yourself and succumb to the panic attacks.
I forgot to add: the panic switch is a panic attack. It can go off anywhere, anytime. So in one sentence, the song is about whether to fall in line with everyone else and be normal, or be yourself and succumb to the panic attacks.
Winner, catchanrelease
Winner, catchanrelease
Although at that point it seems more like a crisis of identity
Although at that point it seems more like a crisis of identity
@catchandrelease First off I know that you wrote this over 10 years ago, but I’m just now hearing this song and I think you are on to something.
@catchandrelease First off I know that you wrote this over 10 years ago, but I’m just now hearing this song and I think you are on to something.
The subject (person) that this song is speaking to in the chorus is tougher than you think. He is at a turning point, but he’s not just faced with the choice between conforming or being himself; he is faced with the choice between conforming or fighting back. He’s not just going to go his own way; he’s going to confront society on some level. It’s summed up pretty succinctly in one line that everyone here seems to be glossing over.
“Do your fingers itch? Are you pistol whipped?”
The itchy finger is a reference to an idiom explained here:
an itchy trigger finger
>
What this line in the song is asking is, which end of the gun are you going to be on? Are you going to pull the trigger or are you going to be beaten down? Conflict is inevitable. There is going to be a fight.
@catchandrelease I believe the panic switch he’s referring to is an escape from all the madness going on in our society. and now his own head! And at the end ending up just like prety much everyone else.
@catchandrelease I believe the panic switch he’s referring to is an escape from all the madness going on in our society. and now his own head! And at the end ending up just like prety much everyone else.