i think ''i am just a man fighting other man for land while i turn to sand'' is all about war. Where do the bodies of the dead soldiers go after they die? They sometimes get buried and therefore turn to sand... There is a minor mistake in the lyrics, instead of:
Ego brain
That makes shame, shame love after it rains
Its:
Ego Brain
Man-made shame.
War is nothing but egocentric. It is created from fear... fear of loss of money, power, obsession. The system teaches us that we are nothing without money. I think the first verse is a very important teaching
Life is but a dream
Drifting on a stream, a stream
Consciously it seems
The many minds that are dominated by the system, believe that life is real. But what is reality and how can we tell real from fake? If anybody has deeply analysed 'The Matrix' then they might understand what im talking about.
The verse:
You see my pain is real
Watch my world dissolve
and pretend that none of us see the fall
could possibly be about the pain created once an individual realises the fabrication of the world. Pretending that "none of us see the fall" is about the way people live their lives pretending to know what life is all about. I dont know the purpose of our existence and i honestly dont know what keeps my alive but im probably just insane. Oh and one more thing, if serj believes life is a dream, then when are we awake? When we die?....hmmm....interesting.
I really like your interpretation of the song. Serj seems to have some strong political views that often intertwine with his symbolism in songs. SOAD is great in the way that you can have so many different perspectives on their songs and still feel pretty justified in your viewpoint. I think to add on to what you say about "life is but a dream drifting on a stream, a stream consciously it seems" he could also mean that we make our own perception of what life is and live in our own fantasy, and as we live with our own...
I really like your interpretation of the song. Serj seems to have some strong political views that often intertwine with his symbolism in songs. SOAD is great in the way that you can have so many different perspectives on their songs and still feel pretty justified in your viewpoint. I think to add on to what you say about "life is but a dream drifting on a stream, a stream consciously it seems" he could also mean that we make our own perception of what life is and live in our own fantasy, and as we live with our own views in our little bubbles that we are seemingly conscious of our life path and with what is real and what isnt, but when it comes down to it we arent really in control of our lifes and what is happening to us, and many of have skewed views on what really matters most and on reality. You may just think im a crazy person haha. I really enjoyed your view on this though, its made me see the song differently in a good way 8).
i think ''i am just a man fighting other man for land while i turn to sand'' is all about war. Where do the bodies of the dead soldiers go after they die? They sometimes get buried and therefore turn to sand... There is a minor mistake in the lyrics, instead of:
Ego brain That makes shame, shame love after it rains
Its: Ego Brain Man-made shame.
War is nothing but egocentric. It is created from fear... fear of loss of money, power, obsession. The system teaches us that we are nothing without money. I think the first verse is a very important teaching
Life is but a dream Drifting on a stream, a stream Consciously it seems
The many minds that are dominated by the system, believe that life is real. But what is reality and how can we tell real from fake? If anybody has deeply analysed 'The Matrix' then they might understand what im talking about. The verse:
You see my pain is real Watch my world dissolve and pretend that none of us see the fall
could possibly be about the pain created once an individual realises the fabrication of the world. Pretending that "none of us see the fall" is about the way people live their lives pretending to know what life is all about. I dont know the purpose of our existence and i honestly dont know what keeps my alive but im probably just insane. Oh and one more thing, if serj believes life is a dream, then when are we awake? When we die?....hmmm....interesting.
I really like your interpretation of the song. Serj seems to have some strong political views that often intertwine with his symbolism in songs. SOAD is great in the way that you can have so many different perspectives on their songs and still feel pretty justified in your viewpoint. I think to add on to what you say about "life is but a dream drifting on a stream, a stream consciously it seems" he could also mean that we make our own perception of what life is and live in our own fantasy, and as we live with our own...
I really like your interpretation of the song. Serj seems to have some strong political views that often intertwine with his symbolism in songs. SOAD is great in the way that you can have so many different perspectives on their songs and still feel pretty justified in your viewpoint. I think to add on to what you say about "life is but a dream drifting on a stream, a stream consciously it seems" he could also mean that we make our own perception of what life is and live in our own fantasy, and as we live with our own views in our little bubbles that we are seemingly conscious of our life path and with what is real and what isnt, but when it comes down to it we arent really in control of our lifes and what is happening to us, and many of have skewed views on what really matters most and on reality. You may just think im a crazy person haha. I really enjoyed your view on this though, its made me see the song differently in a good way 8).