heavens my butt. the beauty of song lyrics or any form of lyrical speech is the openess of interpretation- the element of ambiguity. if the stills really wanted their song to solely represent ultra-liberal views on post 911 America, they would become political enthusiasts through their songs. but their songs are not all about the state of a nation nor do all of their songs carry across political innuendo's. i agree that this song emphasizes the imperialistic greeds of the America nation- if you watch the video for this song, you'll see all the band members walking around in NYC with digitalized (animations) of explosions all over -- think, just like 911. the m16, "chemical blast", the stars... all point to America's pro-war antics & how it relates to the America ideology of freedome and peace. yet, at the same time, i could see how the lyrics can be about a failing/failed relationship. like, who could Lola be? can chemical blast also be a biologically-related emotion and feeling in us? "you always said the world would never last" <-- couldn't that also mean the world which a couple in a relationship make, not last? it's definitely good to piece together the obvious evidence/facts, but on a literary level, it could always mean to much more. no one should ever take away one's curiousity to look deeper, to contemplate on all the possibilities.
heavens my butt. the beauty of song lyrics or any form of lyrical speech is the openess of interpretation- the element of ambiguity. if the stills really wanted their song to solely represent ultra-liberal views on post 911 America, they would become political enthusiasts through their songs. but their songs are not all about the state of a nation nor do all of their songs carry across political innuendo's. i agree that this song emphasizes the imperialistic greeds of the America nation- if you watch the video for this song, you'll see all the band members walking around in NYC with digitalized (animations) of explosions all over -- think, just like 911. the m16, "chemical blast", the stars... all point to America's pro-war antics & how it relates to the America ideology of freedome and peace. yet, at the same time, i could see how the lyrics can be about a failing/failed relationship. like, who could Lola be? can chemical blast also be a biologically-related emotion and feeling in us? "you always said the world would never last" <-- couldn't that also mean the world which a couple in a relationship make, not last? it's definitely good to piece together the obvious evidence/facts, but on a literary level, it could always mean to much more. no one should ever take away one's curiousity to look deeper, to contemplate on all the possibilities.