This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
i may not be the best brother
but i try to teach him pride
i hide my paraphernalia
when he climbs into my ride
i watch him watching my actions
with those beautiful brown eyes
i will be glad to pass the torch to him
the day i up and die
cause hes a better man than i
pray for love on other planets
we can't be the only ones who have it
pray for love on other planets
this ones going down
i may not be the best lover
i am full of my false ideals
those who fail to meet them
i treat like crap beneath my heal
but i know my own narcism
and i'll take it right out of the clouds
i got a few years left to find someone
to nail me to the ground
i sure hope they come around
but i try to teach him pride
i hide my paraphernalia
when he climbs into my ride
i watch him watching my actions
with those beautiful brown eyes
i will be glad to pass the torch to him
the day i up and die
cause hes a better man than i
pray for love on other planets
we can't be the only ones who have it
pray for love on other planets
this ones going down
i may not be the best lover
i am full of my false ideals
those who fail to meet them
i treat like crap beneath my heal
but i know my own narcism
and i'll take it right out of the clouds
i got a few years left to find someone
to nail me to the ground
i sure hope they come around
Lyrics submitted by AllStarMe
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From what I can tell, the "Pray for love on other plants," must be in the song to illuminate our general failure to value love. We betray it for personal gain, we allow it to wither rather than put forth the effort need to facilitate its growth, or we fail to be the people we should be for our lived ones (i.e. a drug abusing older brother). If love is something unique to our world, the way we take it for granted is sickening.
Just my interpretation though
its about his younger brother, joel.
just to say, his brother [max's] is one of the raddest people. really nice kid.
just to say, his brother [max's] is one of the raddest people. really nice kid.
I get that it's about his little brother, but what's with the "pray for love on other planets" bit?
Obviously it is about his little brother.
But I think the rest of the song is talking about how we are ruining our planet, maybe? About how one day we are going to have to try and colonize other planets because "this ones going down." Sounds kind of sci-fi but i think it makes sense.
it's about the thought that we're the only people anywhere in this entire universe who have love.
just imagine that this world, is the only world that gives us these unimaginable feelings of love, and how we're destroying humanity and what will we do once we've screwed up everything else?
he's basically saying, he hopes something out there has these same emotions because it's too great of an emotion to not have.
So its about his brother, and how we are ruining the planet? how about he is concerned about the world that his little brother will grow up in?
I think it has more to do with what midnightfox is saying. what sheslikeohsoemo is saying seems to literal.
I think it has more to do with what midnightfox is saying. what sheslikeohsoemo is saying seems to literal.