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You suck the life
Out of the crowd
What side of town
I see you climb around and
Of course, you were one in the same
You suck the life
Out of the room
With nearly a glance
You are the slave of a clone
Of a petrified fool out of throne
So here I am
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You betrayed me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You still need me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
Be careful
We're watching
And you can feel us talking
Real patience and sorrow
You'll never see us let go
You suck the life
Out of the new
With all that you do
They are not even driven to find their own identity
You stripped the joy
Out of the souls
With the thought of use
You are the fashion of now
And the sickened flavor of cool
So here I am
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You betrayed me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You still need me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
Be careful
We're watching
And you can feel us talking
Real patience and sorrow
You'll never see us let go
We'll tear your heart right out of your chest
You're already dead
You can surrender
Save the extent of your old victories
We'll steal the fire out of your eyes
Turn it on you
We are the thorn in your side
And a bullet to blow you apart
Out of the crowd
What side of town
I see you climb around and
Of course, you were one in the same
You suck the life
Out of the room
With nearly a glance
You are the slave of a clone
Of a petrified fool out of throne
So here I am
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You betrayed me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You still need me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
Be careful
We're watching
And you can feel us talking
Real patience and sorrow
You'll never see us let go
You suck the life
Out of the new
With all that you do
They are not even driven to find their own identity
You stripped the joy
Out of the souls
With the thought of use
You are the fashion of now
And the sickened flavor of cool
So here I am
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You betrayed me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
You still need me
You're in a trance
You're in a trance
Be careful
We're watching
And you can feel us talking
Real patience and sorrow
You'll never see us let go
We'll tear your heart right out of your chest
You're already dead
You can surrender
Save the extent of your old victories
We'll steal the fire out of your eyes
Turn it on you
We are the thorn in your side
And a bullet to blow you apart
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Great song, shame there aren't so many comments.
To me, it seems that the lyrics are about art, and how it's exploited for public image. If you listen to the way the lines in brackets are sung during the song, they seem distant, as if they can't penetrate the mind of the listener quite so easily as the blunt, prominent lines can. It's almost as if undertones in music are bypassed as 'too hard to think about' So in that respect, I agree with you all, it is about followers.
However, I get the feeling that there's something more. It seems as though it might also be aimed brutally at the bands out there that, debatably, compromise the meaning and depth of a song for a catchier, more 'scene' one that appeals to the 'fashionable'. For example, the way the lyrics are formed - 'So shame on you' It hints at superiority, as if judging one band above another. Another example is
'you strip the joy out of their souls, with all of your rules you are the fashion of now and the sickening flavor of cool'
Stripping the joy out of their souls, is quite blatantly referring to the more 'emo' bands that focus on depression, and change the way that those that follow it dress, act and behave. Also 'their' is a very impersonal pronoun, and hints that the bands in question don't actually care all that much about their fans. Further more, the lyric 'on a throne' shows the superiority, and how the fans worship them, a contrast to the apparent disdain the hypothetical band shows.
Just a few thoughts, keen to hear your opinions.