I think that this song is a comment on the somewhat ironic regard in which the lower class holds themselves, like people who shop at Wal-Mart out of necessity and are still radically self-important. That only accounts for the bookends of the song, though, so I'm probably wrong.
I love how Mike sounds when he sings "I knowwww", though. It sounds raw and fraught with emotion, a perfect crescendo in a song to which I didn't used to give much thought.
"Your self-esteem is waiting, canned up in aluminum". Magnificent.
I think that this song is a comment on the somewhat ironic regard in which the lower class holds themselves, like people who shop at Wal-Mart out of necessity and are still radically self-important. That only accounts for the bookends of the song, though, so I'm probably wrong.
I love how Mike sounds when he sings "I knowwww", though. It sounds raw and fraught with emotion, a perfect crescendo in a song to which I didn't used to give much thought.
"Your self-esteem is waiting, canned up in aluminum". Magnificent.