| The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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I believe hattonthegreat has made an interesting point - but I wish rog27 would post a link or other reference to the interview, as I'm not having any luck searching for it. I like to examine the most authorative sources without intervening interpretations. Having learned a bit about Matt Berringer's politics, I don't doubt hatton's interpretation as to what points the song is trying to make. It is a great song BTW in my opinion, and the live performance is extremely powerful. As to the "evil Mr. Trump" I would like to contribute my favorite saying on that topic: "No evil is done in the name of evil." In case you are thinking that I'm agreeing with hatton, I am not. On the other side of the street, you look much the same to us. Strangely, the song is just as compelling from my viewpoint as it appears to be from yours. So tell me brother, if we continue to call each other "evil" are we headed to a good place? Or are we headed to different sides of a war? My suggestion is that we start by admitting our own side is not all good and the opposing side is not all evil. Otherwise there is no point in trying to communicate with each other. As to the song, I think the National has written a powerful piece that just might get things moving in the right direction, if not exactly the direction they may have intended. Sometimes miracles happen that way. |
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