unlike artslut, i don't think this song is about a woman at all.
my interpretation of the song is it's a man reflecting on his past - and that he feels as though maybe he's changed? "the little house on Ellis Drive, is where i felt most alive" back then, he was carefree and 'good' - but throughout his life he made bad choices that make him see himself as 'evil' "wasted times - broken dreams - violent colors so obsence" and he's trying to warn others, maybe a younger generation to be careful ("watch what you say, the devil is listening, he's got ears that you wouldn't believe") of your choices because you can easily become consumed / corrupted.
i'm sure i'm completely wrong, but those are my thoughts. this quickly became my favorite song off of the Brothers album.
there's also an "irretrievably lost" aspect to the song. there's no redemption for bad/wasteful/reproachable deeds. there's also a warning aspect, but that warning hints at even more complicated issue: how do you judge, in the moment, whether your actions will lead to regret? certainly everybody has regrets, the narrator does, but i get the sense that (and i may myself be projecting) acting without significant consideration for not only yourself but the people around you, your loved ones, and your place in some future reality plays an important role in the narrator's warning. this is refuting the popular carpe diem sentiment. if you act only in self-interest, and even more than that, your present-self-interest, you will regret it. it is important to consider your future-self and how your surroundings influence your perception of yourself. do you want to be happy and satisfied with you life? think before you act.
take away point: drop the narcissism. you'll feel better in the end.
I think you're both spot on. I think the album is about love, but These Days is more of a reflection of himself. It's a nice conclusion to Brothers I think. That in the end it's about us not about the effect others have on us.
I think you're both spot on. I think the album is about love, but These Days is more of a reflection of himself. It's a nice conclusion to Brothers I think. That in the end it's about us not about the effect others have on us.
unlike artslut, i don't think this song is about a woman at all.
my interpretation of the song is it's a man reflecting on his past - and that he feels as though maybe he's changed? "the little house on Ellis Drive, is where i felt most alive" back then, he was carefree and 'good' - but throughout his life he made bad choices that make him see himself as 'evil' "wasted times - broken dreams - violent colors so obsence" and he's trying to warn others, maybe a younger generation to be careful ("watch what you say, the devil is listening, he's got ears that you wouldn't believe") of your choices because you can easily become consumed / corrupted.
i'm sure i'm completely wrong, but those are my thoughts. this quickly became my favorite song off of the Brothers album.
i think you nailed it.
i think you nailed it.
there's also an "irretrievably lost" aspect to the song. there's no redemption for bad/wasteful/reproachable deeds. there's also a warning aspect, but that warning hints at even more complicated issue: how do you judge, in the moment, whether your actions will lead to regret? certainly everybody has regrets, the narrator does, but i get the sense that (and i may myself be projecting) acting without significant consideration for not only yourself but the people around you, your loved ones, and your place in some future reality plays an important role in the narrator's warning. this is refuting the popular carpe diem sentiment. if you act only in self-interest, and even more than that, your present-self-interest, you will regret it. it is important to consider your future-self and how your surroundings influence your perception of yourself. do you want to be happy and satisfied with you life? think before you act.
take away point: drop the narcissism. you'll feel better in the end.
I think you're both spot on. I think the album is about love, but These Days is more of a reflection of himself. It's a nice conclusion to Brothers I think. That in the end it's about us not about the effect others have on us.
I think you're both spot on. I think the album is about love, but These Days is more of a reflection of himself. It's a nice conclusion to Brothers I think. That in the end it's about us not about the effect others have on us.
@labeano2002 I agree with your interpretations. I so love this album, I play it pretty much every day. LOL
@labeano2002 I agree with your interpretations. I so love this album, I play it pretty much every day. LOL