This song is about the whole Israeli/Palestinian conflict. First, a "hexagram" is a shape that looks a lot like the Star of David. I'll talk about some key parts:
"Paint the streets in white!
Death is the standard breach for a complex prize!"
Suicide bombings (death) can bring a liberated Palestine (the complex prize)
"But I would expect it from anyone now to protect life's indigenous sound!"
Life's indigenous sound is just people living, and while Chino respects one's choice to martyr themselves, he exects everyone to protect life.
"And the crowd goes wild!
And the camera makes you seasick!
God it's so sweet of you and I know you're proud"
The crowd is not going wild in joy, but fear. This is the panic after a bombing. And if you were looking at a film, how would it make you see sick? If the camera was in the panic as well. We have all seen the news where the "crowd" runs in panics as does the cameraman. The part about God, in the whole song, is from an extremist view. Its almost ironic when he says that it sweet of God to kill "innoncent" people and that he is proud of Him.
"And the car bomb tick ticks with the same sound!
Its the same sound! With the same sound..."
The "same sound" is Chino's point: all life is the same. The Palestinian bombings, the Israeli raids, they all kill the same thing: people. This song almost becomes an anthem for life. Great song. A lot of passion went into this song, and it can be heard. Sorry for taking up the page. I am also sorry if my post seemed one-sided, I tried to present my view of the song without adding my political views. Ask any questions if you have them, say I'm wrong, this is only my interpretation. But the title convises me I'm on to something. Thanks
I thought, perchance, by "same sound" Chino could mean a camera click. Along with "paint the streets in white", when a camera's flash goes off it's a white light. I do agree with everything though. "How the streets they swell, while the animals make there way through the crowds" I interpret that as a street swells with people running from and to the action, the animals are people going to the explosion to take photos and video's of it. I just add that I think it has to do with one half Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the other half...
I thought, perchance, by "same sound" Chino could mean a camera click. Along with "paint the streets in white", when a camera's flash goes off it's a white light. I do agree with everything though. "How the streets they swell, while the animals make there way through the crowds" I interpret that as a street swells with people running from and to the action, the animals are people going to the explosion to take photos and video's of it. I just add that I think it has to do with one half Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the other half how the people use death to make money and publicity.
WoW I can't believe so many people misinterpreted the first few lines of this song. "Death is the standard breach of a complex prize" is not about liberation and complex prize is not the afterlife. Focus on the word "BREACH" its a violation. Death breaks the unsaid law of preserving life. That is what that line means. When you kill yourself you are in breach of that law of preserving your own life which is the complex prize. Life itself is the complex prize.
WoW I can't believe so many people misinterpreted the first few lines of this song. "Death is the standard breach of a complex prize" is not about liberation and complex prize is not the afterlife. Focus on the word "BREACH" its a violation. Death breaks the unsaid law of preserving life. That is what that line means. When you kill yourself you are in breach of that law of preserving your own life which is the complex prize. Life itself is the complex prize.
This song is about the whole Israeli/Palestinian conflict. First, a "hexagram" is a shape that looks a lot like the Star of David. I'll talk about some key parts: "Paint the streets in white!
Death is the standard breach for a complex prize!"
Suicide bombings (death) can bring a liberated Palestine (the complex prize)
"But I would expect it from anyone now to protect life's indigenous sound!"
Life's indigenous sound is just people living, and while Chino respects one's choice to martyr themselves, he exects everyone to protect life.
"And the crowd goes wild! And the camera makes you seasick! God it's so sweet of you and I know you're proud"
The crowd is not going wild in joy, but fear. This is the panic after a bombing. And if you were looking at a film, how would it make you see sick? If the camera was in the panic as well. We have all seen the news where the "crowd" runs in panics as does the cameraman. The part about God, in the whole song, is from an extremist view. Its almost ironic when he says that it sweet of God to kill "innoncent" people and that he is proud of Him.
"And the car bomb tick ticks with the same sound! Its the same sound! With the same sound..."
The "same sound" is Chino's point: all life is the same. The Palestinian bombings, the Israeli raids, they all kill the same thing: people. This song almost becomes an anthem for life. Great song. A lot of passion went into this song, and it can be heard. Sorry for taking up the page. I am also sorry if my post seemed one-sided, I tried to present my view of the song without adding my political views. Ask any questions if you have them, say I'm wrong, this is only my interpretation. But the title convises me I'm on to something. Thanks
I thought, perchance, by "same sound" Chino could mean a camera click. Along with "paint the streets in white", when a camera's flash goes off it's a white light. I do agree with everything though. "How the streets they swell, while the animals make there way through the crowds" I interpret that as a street swells with people running from and to the action, the animals are people going to the explosion to take photos and video's of it. I just add that I think it has to do with one half Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the other half...
I thought, perchance, by "same sound" Chino could mean a camera click. Along with "paint the streets in white", when a camera's flash goes off it's a white light. I do agree with everything though. "How the streets they swell, while the animals make there way through the crowds" I interpret that as a street swells with people running from and to the action, the animals are people going to the explosion to take photos and video's of it. I just add that I think it has to do with one half Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the other half how the people use death to make money and publicity.
WoW I can't believe so many people misinterpreted the first few lines of this song. "Death is the standard breach of a complex prize" is not about liberation and complex prize is not the afterlife. Focus on the word "BREACH" its a violation. Death breaks the unsaid law of preserving life. That is what that line means. When you kill yourself you are in breach of that law of preserving your own life which is the complex prize. Life itself is the complex prize.
WoW I can't believe so many people misinterpreted the first few lines of this song. "Death is the standard breach of a complex prize" is not about liberation and complex prize is not the afterlife. Focus on the word "BREACH" its a violation. Death breaks the unsaid law of preserving life. That is what that line means. When you kill yourself you are in breach of that law of preserving your own life which is the complex prize. Life itself is the complex prize.
@elmo17 Since when has been Deftones known for writing songs with a political meaning?
@elmo17 Since when has been Deftones known for writing songs with a political meaning?