This song has a very clear and not as an interpretive meaning than most other of Rise Against's songs. This is pretty much directly about the Oil Spill in the gulf. Some things that support this interpretation are:
Crescent city - Crescent city is a nickname for New Orleans
"Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky, the ocean floor explodes" - the sky being a metaphor for the ocean surface, and the black smoke is the oil.
"Choking on the black gold, upon which we rely" - Black gold is a term for oil, and which we rely is referring to how we use oil on a daily basis.
The whole chorus about help never coming is a reference to how BP always said they'd deal with the spill and clean it up, but they took forever to do so.
yea totally agree with this but is also about hurricane katrina. When it says help is on the way it can also mean that the american government said they were coming to help all of the american people that were there but never did because it was too much money and america values its money more then its citizens, i have seen many videos and interviews with Tim and Rise Against about this song because it is just an amazing song
yea totally agree with this but is also about hurricane katrina. When it says help is on the way it can also mean that the american government said they were coming to help all of the american people that were there but never did because it was too much money and america values its money more then its citizens, i have seen many videos and interviews with Tim and Rise Against about this song because it is just an amazing song
You're both right! I recognized the Gulf oil spill reference as soon as I heard it, but I didn't know about it also being about Hurricane Katrina until I looked up the song. The chorus about help being on the way definitely reminds me of New Orleans in the days and weeks following the disaster.
You're both right! I recognized the Gulf oil spill reference as soon as I heard it, but I didn't know about it also being about Hurricane Katrina until I looked up the song. The chorus about help being on the way definitely reminds me of New Orleans in the days and weeks following the disaster.
This song has a very clear and not as an interpretive meaning than most other of Rise Against's songs. This is pretty much directly about the Oil Spill in the gulf. Some things that support this interpretation are: Crescent city - Crescent city is a nickname for New Orleans "Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky, the ocean floor explodes" - the sky being a metaphor for the ocean surface, and the black smoke is the oil. "Choking on the black gold, upon which we rely" - Black gold is a term for oil, and which we rely is referring to how we use oil on a daily basis.
The whole chorus about help never coming is a reference to how BP always said they'd deal with the spill and clean it up, but they took forever to do so.
yea totally agree with this but is also about hurricane katrina. When it says help is on the way it can also mean that the american government said they were coming to help all of the american people that were there but never did because it was too much money and america values its money more then its citizens, i have seen many videos and interviews with Tim and Rise Against about this song because it is just an amazing song
yea totally agree with this but is also about hurricane katrina. When it says help is on the way it can also mean that the american government said they were coming to help all of the american people that were there but never did because it was too much money and america values its money more then its citizens, i have seen many videos and interviews with Tim and Rise Against about this song because it is just an amazing song
You're both right! I recognized the Gulf oil spill reference as soon as I heard it, but I didn't know about it also being about Hurricane Katrina until I looked up the song. The chorus about help being on the way definitely reminds me of New Orleans in the days and weeks following the disaster.
You're both right! I recognized the Gulf oil spill reference as soon as I heard it, but I didn't know about it also being about Hurricane Katrina until I looked up the song. The chorus about help being on the way definitely reminds me of New Orleans in the days and weeks following the disaster.
This is an incredible song.
This is an incredible song.