This is about how music and consumerism play off each other. (Some) music preys on kids who think they're so "punk" or "rebellious" by partying at concerts and wearing shirts for bands that make them look "alternative" when they're really just feeding the system, ironically helping to make alternative more mainstream than they realize....
Brilliantly sarcastic and smart lyrics from Cake, as usual
This is about how music and consumerism play off each other. (Some) music preys on kids who think they're so "punk" or "rebellious" by partying at concerts and wearing shirts for bands that make them look "alternative" when they're really just feeding the system, ironically helping to make alternative more mainstream than they realize....
Brilliantly sarcastic and smart lyrics from Cake, as usual