Situation number one
It’s the one that’s just begun
But evidently it’s too late
Situation number two
It’s the only chance for you
It’s controlled by denizens of hate
Situation number three
It’s the one that no one sees
It’s all too often dismissed as fate
Situation number four
It’s the one that left you wanting more
It tantalized you with it’s bait
People are thinking of this on such a narrow level. I thought this was one of the best songs on the album, because of these lyrics. My broader interpretation is something like this:
Situation 1: 'the one that just begun, but evidently it's too late'. This makes me think of innocence, like a kid not knowing all the evil in the world.
Situation 2: 'the only chance for you, controled by denizens of hate'. After growing up and losing your innocence, you think you have to do everything people tell you, even if these people are denizens of hate, which they often are. This is the buying into the coroporate scheme situation. He writes 'the only chance for you' because people feel this way, not because it is true.
Situation 3: 'the one that no one sees, all too often dismissed as fate'. I believe that this is like a religious pathway, where you close your mind and let fate guide you. Also it fits in with 'one that no one sees' because religious people tend to think that others need to see the way they do.
Situation 4: 'the one that left you wanting more, it tantalized you with it's bait'. This one is kinda more obvious, showing the quick and easy path, which often leads to addiction, and leading to an unfulfiling life.
So, the question the song leaves you with is 'which situation do I want?'. I think I found the answer by examining the lyrics carefully. Only 1 situation has a different composition than the other 3, and that is situation number one, which uses 'but' rather than 'it', which implies that it could be changed, rather than set in stone, as the other 3 are. To further back this up is the word 'evidently', again showing it is not set in stone.
So, the message of the song, in my opinion, is that people have to go back to the way they were before they got corrupted by society, back to Situation # 1. The others just won't work.
Before I begin, here are the real lyrics:
Situation number one It’s the one that’s just begun But evidently it’s too late
Situation number two It’s the only chance for you It’s controlled by denizens of hate
Situation number three It’s the one that no one sees It’s all too often dismissed as fate
Situation number four It’s the one that left you wanting more It tantalized you with it’s bait
People are thinking of this on such a narrow level. I thought this was one of the best songs on the album, because of these lyrics. My broader interpretation is something like this:
Situation 1: 'the one that just begun, but evidently it's too late'. This makes me think of innocence, like a kid not knowing all the evil in the world.
Situation 2: 'the only chance for you, controled by denizens of hate'. After growing up and losing your innocence, you think you have to do everything people tell you, even if these people are denizens of hate, which they often are. This is the buying into the coroporate scheme situation. He writes 'the only chance for you' because people feel this way, not because it is true.
Situation 3: 'the one that no one sees, all too often dismissed as fate'. I believe that this is like a religious pathway, where you close your mind and let fate guide you. Also it fits in with 'one that no one sees' because religious people tend to think that others need to see the way they do.
Situation 4: 'the one that left you wanting more, it tantalized you with it's bait'. This one is kinda more obvious, showing the quick and easy path, which often leads to addiction, and leading to an unfulfiling life.
So, the question the song leaves you with is 'which situation do I want?'. I think I found the answer by examining the lyrics carefully. Only 1 situation has a different composition than the other 3, and that is situation number one, which uses 'but' rather than 'it', which implies that it could be changed, rather than set in stone, as the other 3 are. To further back this up is the word 'evidently', again showing it is not set in stone.
So, the message of the song, in my opinion, is that people have to go back to the way they were before they got corrupted by society, back to Situation # 1. The others just won't work.