To me this song reflects the realizations many outsiders face when they become adults and have to take responsibilites for their lives, afterall.
They realize that the decisions they've made in their youths haven't been the wisest ones, e.g. not taking school seriously, not connecting with the rest of school mates, feeling different. Not obeying to authority or distrusting it, at least.
They are in a form rebels and don't want to compromise, they don't believe society and its norms does them any good. There is a gap between them and the rest they feel very strongly. (it doesn't matter how you act that knowledge out, whether you're a punk or a lonely outsider)
Those people thus decide for ''the policy of truth'', deciding for their own way of living instead of the one prescribed by society and norms.
I think those people often have the hope that things may be different once they're adults, that the world is going to be more like they want it to be.
But once they become adults they realize that the way they've decided in early years may have been wrong, that it causes troubles now that they really need to take their lives into their own hands, that they can't go on their whole life living in their bubbles, that the world hasn't changed afterall, that it's still the same principles ruling your life.
Life is about compromising afterall. And it's a bitter realization.
Cracks start to appear and insecurities start to surface especially if they see other people they may have visited school with leading successful lives.
They start feeling like massive failures and start questioning the meaning of life.
To me, Policy of Truth deals with the hardships of being an outcast or an individual who tries to fit in and be responsible for his/her own life.
To me this song reflects the realizations many outsiders face when they become adults and have to take responsibilites for their lives, afterall. They realize that the decisions they've made in their youths haven't been the wisest ones, e.g. not taking school seriously, not connecting with the rest of school mates, feeling different. Not obeying to authority or distrusting it, at least. They are in a form rebels and don't want to compromise, they don't believe society and its norms does them any good. There is a gap between them and the rest they feel very strongly. (it doesn't matter how you act that knowledge out, whether you're a punk or a lonely outsider) Those people thus decide for ''the policy of truth'', deciding for their own way of living instead of the one prescribed by society and norms. I think those people often have the hope that things may be different once they're adults, that the world is going to be more like they want it to be.
But once they become adults they realize that the way they've decided in early years may have been wrong, that it causes troubles now that they really need to take their lives into their own hands, that they can't go on their whole life living in their bubbles, that the world hasn't changed afterall, that it's still the same principles ruling your life.
Life is about compromising afterall. And it's a bitter realization.
Cracks start to appear and insecurities start to surface especially if they see other people they may have visited school with leading successful lives. They start feeling like massive failures and start questioning the meaning of life.
To me, Policy of Truth deals with the hardships of being an outcast or an individual who tries to fit in and be responsible for his/her own life.
@gamonbozia Excellent write up thank you. I agree !
@gamonbozia Excellent write up thank you. I agree !