All The Right Moves

I totally agree. Its kind of irritating when peoplelook at the surface of a song and just see what they want to. I mean yeh everything is open to criticism but honestly they see lines like King of Hearts and Queen of Spades and they automatically think it must be about some relationship. I think the idea of never really getting to a certain point in the music industry is also good and ties in with your idea becuz ur idea was portryed int he music video but the song itself speaks to what some of the others mentioned.

I have to say Annabanana I've been listening to this song alot, particularly on the elliptical. Listening to the lyrics has social stratification and the spread middle class and top 1% of America. Your interpretation by far has been the best I've so far reading in these meaning. If you watch the media and the news the fight between the King of Hearts (red) and the Queen of Spades (blue)is apparent. <br /> <br /> Let's paint the picture of the perfect place <br /> (America is perfect)<br /> They got it better than what anyone's told you <br /> <br /> Quote from someone in Int Politics class: "We are number one and always will be" I asked they never been outside the country. I can speak as one who has and there is a difference. <br /> <br /> There'll be the king of hearts and you're the queen of spades <br /> (Fight between the Dems and Repubs)<br /> And we'll fight for you like we were your soldiers<br /> (Voters picking sides without knowing the full details and believing rheotoric without researching.)<br /> I know we got it good, but they got it made <br /> (Other countries have health care, reduced education, and etc.)<br /> And the grass is getting greener each day <br /> (While some things get better the distribution of wealth goes up but doesnt come down)<br /> I know things are looking up, but soon they'll take us down <br /> <br /> Before anybody's knowing our name <br /> <br />

The boy isn't a beggar, you know. He's working for the band, collecting payment for the performance and doing a little larceny where the opportunity presents itself. In the end I think the song is about envy. It doesn't describe downtrodden and oppressed people. It describes people who aren't living a hard life, but want so much more and feel frustrated that they can't be at the top.

I think you totally nailed that one i agree with mostly everything u said

Yeah, i think your right. Basically I think this song is just saying yeah we're losing but you care more than we do about it. and we're going to be better for it, whereas your not gaining anything from pushing us down. it's sort of like their thinking "you beat us this time but we know we'll be back and better than you."

I completley agree and that is ironic cause it only got to like number 53 in the charts which is good but this song is amazing and should of atleast gotten into the top 10.

Yup. I agree. [=

i think ur just about right! with all the talk of artists being a part of the Illuminati and stuff. i bet they are struggling to remain faithful to their own faith.

oh my gosh that was such a good summary i was looking for something like that because earlier this morning i was listening to it and it said "so yeah we're going down" and "everybody knows, everybody knows where we're going yeah we're going down" so i thought that they were the bad ppl because they are going down. lol i made an account just to reply on this. :)

My perceived meaning of the lyrics is talking about social statification. I do not pick up religious overtones about being Christian or even faith, it the reality of country. Notice the video and compare to the spread between middle income and top 1% of America. Essentially when things get worse based on fear those who are in "the network" will be the ones left standing while everyone else is hanging out on fear of what others are doing. Its pretty much describing the battle between the rich, the poor, the left, the right, and the decisions that other try to make for others. <br /> <br />

I think you have a really good point and I sensed religious undertones as well. If u r too look at the lyrics from a religious perspective, i think u hit the nail on the head. Whether or not its what the band actually meant, who knows? But i really liked your explanation. r u a Christian yourself?

@egr2636 I know this is six years late but just because it has religious undertones doesn't mean it's Christian! Christians aren't the only people who believe in god and Jesus!

@egr2636 love your views of this song!<br />

They seem so apathetic about it, though. <br /> <br /> Anyway, I had the same idea about the song that you did. I think they know it's a losing battle against the government/big media/etc., but there's nothing that can be done about it, so "so yeah, we're going down" seems like, "yeah, it sucks, but it's the way it is." <br /> <br /> A little depressing!

Yes but a little more detailed. See my theory.

I don't know if you saw my post on this earlier... but I thought you might like to see it, in case you didn't: <br /> <br /> My take on the meaning is that besides being about fame, and maybe how fickle it can be, it is also about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Think about it....<br /> <br /> Here is the chorus with this thought in mind:<br /> <br /> "look so good I might die" (how many times do you hear of his handsome features? also, right before he's shot, he's running his hand through his hair to make sure it's okay).<br /> "everybody loves me" -- this was "Camelot," right? They were LOVED! <br /> "Head down"... better have your head down... bullets are flying!<br /> "Swinging to my own sound"... unfortunately... no ipod here... he has been impacted with bullets to his head, and he's swaying with the impact. <br /> "flashes in his face now"... yes in the fame scenario... it means cameras flashing but with the assassination... it means flashes from a gun.<br /> <br /> Now some points from the verses:<br /> <br /> "Caesar's shadow on my backseat"... another assasinated (but loved!) figure. Of course Kennedy was in the backseat. A shadow over something means it harkens to in this case, earlier assassination.<br /> "Friends standing right in front of me" where else are people standing around a car but in a Presidential motorcade... agents to protect him. Sad, these were called off him this day!<br /> "Worldwide from the Cimmarron to Turkey" - Presidents have a lot to say worldwide, no? - Cimmaron means "No Man's Land" and Turkey, because of the missiles there.<br /> "Open up"... can mean "Open Fire!"<br /> "Don't have to make a sound"... aren't silencer's handy sometimes???<br /> "Got what you need"... guns, mind-controlled assassins, the ability to pull off his protectors, the ability to falsify an autopsy, the list goes on.... Seriously, if you watch the Zapruder film of the assassination, this will become much more clear.... just Google it.<br /> <br /> "Got love... people who have warned you" Caesar was warned by a soothsayer, John F Kennedy probably had many who were concerned and warned him. Maybe some threats took place before the fateful day....<br /> "God love all your sentimental virtue" Many believe he was killed because of the way he wanted to end the Federal Reserve system (look it up if you don't get that the Fed is not Federal, but instead a global conspiracy of bankers.. and there is no "reserve," either. It's a scam of the worst caliber.) The other reason I think he was killed is that he wanted to do away with secret societies and the secret shadow government that exists to this day. He made a famous speech to that effect where he said at that time that it was a heinous conspiracy. So many would say that these are "sentimental (even naive?) virtues"?<br /> "Lay cards with the lovers that'll hate you" As someone reported, Caesar's friends called themselves lovers instead of friends. <br /> <br /> John Philip Sousa wrote the Star Spangled Banner. He had children, but none were named Desiree. Desiree was actually a play he wrote. He rejected for the most part recorded music, as he felt it lost something from not being live. It seems much recorded music that was supposed to have been done by him was done by others. So he is remembered for things he never made, but that we think he made. This goes back to not needing to make a sound... he didn't play on or conduct this music, yet he is credited with having done so. I guess he's saying that's not such a bad deal. <br /> <br /> Let's go to where the President is dead and resting in his grave:<br /> <br /> "Don't need my health" Obviously the man is deceased, so physical health is not an issue....<br /> "Got my name, ain't got my wealth" His name is on his tombstone or grave marker, doesn't need his wealth as "you can't take it with you!" His fortune is laid up for his heirs though.<br /> "I stare at the sun just for kicks all by myself" Sad... picture of a person buried, face up, toward the sun... all day by oneself. Clear?<br /> "I lose track of time so I might be past my prime" Again, what meaning does time have in the grave? He IS past his prime, as he's been murdered and is no longer living.<br /> "But I'm feeling oh-so good" This means either or both that it's sarcastic and a take on this fame that can make someone a hero one minute and can crash down on them and they can be a joke the next or I think it's likely that it's saying that President Kennedy, no matter what else he did or did not do, that his efforts at the end of his life toward getting rid of the Fed and speaking against secret societies and global conspiracies were right... and he, his spirit, can feel good about it's virtuous efforts on behalf of the American people and really all people.<br /> <br /> This is such a clever song! I hope we will grasp it's meaning and act accordingly. The atrocities such as his assassination are still happening. The things President Kennedy tried to save us from are still going on. God help us and bless us and keep us from these tyrants and their plans.<br /> <br /> Anyone have any more they see or disagree? Take care!

I apologize... this interpretation was on their other song, "Everybody Loves Me!" Both, in my mind, go together wonderfully, though.<br /> <br /> I'd love to read what you think, if you're willing to share. Thanks and take care! :-)