| Timbuk3 – The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[HeavyB:28463] in interviews about the song, the songwriter clearly stated that there's a coming nuclear war and the protagonist is stupidly walking down the garden path that leads to the worlds destruction. Now, if you just look at the lyrics of the song, none of that is in there. You have to assume the song was written ironically and then read between the lines and squint to get that interpretation. Apparently there were some other verses that made it more clear that got cut from the final song. I think the songwriter would get an ironic chuckle from your comment about the 80s. The point of the song is about people whose optimism stems from ignoring real problems and fooling themselves into thinking everything is great. |
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