This song is definitely about the so-called 'underground' of bands claiming to be fighting for social change, but don't have their hearts into it. People following the trends and what have you. Against Me! really brings it home at the lines "I can play along to every record, front and back, every song. Every word means as much to me as every word means to you"
The mentioning of the 'words' in songs means that it's no longer about music, but about the passion behind the music. You can't be 'fronting' as AM! would usually say with this "Anti-establishment" yelling and screaming unless you mean it. It's for the people for which this isn't just a 'teenage phase', but a life-long struggle:
"You’re going to sing your heart out, then sing it like you mean it."
This song is definitely about the so-called 'underground' of bands claiming to be fighting for social change, but don't have their hearts into it. People following the trends and what have you. Against Me! really brings it home at the lines "I can play along to every record, front and back, every song. Every word means as much to me as every word means to you"
The mentioning of the 'words' in songs means that it's no longer about music, but about the passion behind the music. You can't be 'fronting' as AM! would usually say with this "Anti-establishment" yelling and screaming unless you mean it. It's for the people for which this isn't just a 'teenage phase', but a life-long struggle:
"You’re going to sing your heart out, then sing it like you mean it."