That's an interesting look at it, that Freakshow is about fame. To me, it's always been about high school. A lot of these songs are about dealing with people's perceptions of you and the actions that unfold because of those perceptions (No Association, Pop Song For Us Rejects, Learn to Hate, Freak). So it's always seemed like it was about high school, since Daniel was around that age (16, 17) when this came out. And Silverchair still went to a regular high school regardless of their rising popularity. It must have been quite a struggle. So perhaps it's both, dealing with fame and all the bullshit that high school entails. As far as this song goes, I feel it's very, very sardonic. "C'mon, abuse me more, I like it". Of course he doesn't like it; he loathes it. But he doesn't know how to confront it except with sarcasm.
That's an interesting look at it, that Freakshow is about fame. To me, it's always been about high school. A lot of these songs are about dealing with people's perceptions of you and the actions that unfold because of those perceptions (No Association, Pop Song For Us Rejects, Learn to Hate, Freak). So it's always seemed like it was about high school, since Daniel was around that age (16, 17) when this came out. And Silverchair still went to a regular high school regardless of their rising popularity. It must have been quite a struggle. So perhaps it's both, dealing with fame and all the bullshit that high school entails. As far as this song goes, I feel it's very, very sardonic. "C'mon, abuse me more, I like it". Of course he doesn't like it; he loathes it. But he doesn't know how to confront it except with sarcasm.
good point but I think freak show is an album about anger coz songs like freak and slave have an angry tone 2 then just my view though
good point but I think freak show is an album about anger coz songs like freak and slave have an angry tone 2 then just my view though