| Tally Hall – The Whole World and You Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I'm near certain that everyone in this comments section is a little off about what the intended meaning of the song is. The song is literally about us, the listener, and how we live out our own lives. The lyrics don't reveal everything here, the music video itself certainly plays a large part into the meaning of the song. There is lots of imagery in the video to support this point - all of the characters are puppets (except for the man in the room that controls them all secretly), showing that none of the "rulers" are powerful, but instead just figureheads and on the same plane as everyone else. The start of the song appreciates the brilliance of what people as individuals can do - they're the ones that answer these questions, pass letters, share "sotries" and dance. The man in the room is seen to actually make the gun to kill off the puppet that reveals the truth to everyone else, revealing that he is always and will always be the one in control, keeping them in a sealed box and stopping them from ruling themselves and leaving. The puppet that reveals the truth says it's "not about him" in reference to how he shouldn't be involved in their personal lives at all - he writes it about them because he cares for them and wants them to retain their liberty. At times, he isn't taken seriously by his supporters or his opposition, telling both to stop "clapping and laughing" and that he "isn't delirious". He's trying his best to sort of say "I'm not trying to score political points, this is actually the best way to do things and they won't tell you that." TL;DR: The song is ideologically based in the ruling of oneself without interference from government - which is said to be the "true way" of living life - that people living afar don't know the best way for you to live, and that they're all puppets. The politician that reveals this to everyone is assassinated for bringing it up since he would be reducing the power and size of the government over peoples lives, giving the government a smaller role overall. |
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