| 30 Seconds to Mars – A Modern Myth Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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To me the song reflects the clever stories we tell ourselves in situations. The writer has witnessed someone close to him, or in fact himself, that constantly twists the truth of the story. For example with something recent, Hillary Clinton said when she went over to foreign lands, her life was threatened by a sniper, and caused her to evacuate. The real truth told by journalists and working staff was that nothing ever happen like that; it was the clever story she told herself and she conveyed it to the world. This happens to the majority of people. When the truth came out, she knew it was a mistake and apologized. If she wasn’t running for the presidency, I believe she would have never told the real truth. Sadly, this is a disease. “Did we create a modern myth” …meaning when one sees/hears a situation they are in fact telling themselves a story in their head and from that story they act and feel upon that. Some people, well the majority of people, tell themselves a clever story which in fact happens in a split second and react. “Did we imagine half of it”… meaning when the person tells them the story of what is going on right now, they put their own twist to the story which in fact becomes a modern myth, a fictional story, where it does not represent the whole truth of the situation. “What happened then, a thought from now” The writer witnessed a person or himself exemplifying a clever, twisted story what the writer calls a modern myth. And this thought of what he observes now sees it as it is a modern myth and not the truth “Save yourself. save yourself.” Trying to break Break the cycle. Break the loop. A secret is out. We all know what you do. Putting your own twist on the truth he has become aware of it “To buy the truth/ And sell a lie” meaning the person who is telling themselves this clever story is actually in fact bringing the truth of the matter in and turning into their clever story and convey out to others a modern myth, a twisted story ”The last mistake” He knows it is a mistake when it happens “Before you die” it is a disease; therefore, you are in fact killing the purity inside yourself when you do this, you become tainted ”So don't forget to breath tonight/Tonight's the last” When you recognize the mistake you make; however, you tell yourself this is the last time I will ever do this “So say goodbye” He is trying to break the cycle to sway from doing this again… It is a battle within. The energy is augmented throughout the song. It has great meaning by showing a struggle within, the battle he has, and only the result will conclude if he was successful or not of breaking the habit of telling himself this clever story and conveying to others |
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