| 311 – Ebb and Flow Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I think this song is about the current state of society. The opening verse is a general statement about how everyone in society is always wanting more, not doing anything, and just not being happy. I totally see the next part being about the BP oil spill ("The trial's been tried/ but the leaks still spilling/ they dont know what to do"). The next part is obviously about how we have become a consumer society that buys stuff we don't need to be happy. Then when they talk about the "Moms and Pops" I think they're referring to these big corporations like Walmart that make it impossible for local, small businesses to succeed in today's society. When I hear "the kids just hide/ scared to go outside/ and who can blame them?" I think about all these horrendous school shootings that have taken over the past few years and how in today's society kids can't even go out to school and be safe. The part before the last chorus is referring to how in today's 24/7 news cycle, we hear about all these ills of society but we really don't feel the impact of them. Growing old with "hearts of stone" is saying how society is becoming desensitized. We see all this but we do NOTHING. Hence the chorus "Forward we fall, backward we crawl". We hear about how much we as humans are evolving and advancing, but in the end we are taking steps backwards, with the examples the song provides. And we know its happening, but we're more worried about "me" (consumerism) instead of fixing society as a whole. Definitely a more pessimistic/dark/deep song within the 311 spectrum. |
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