the meaning of this song to me seems pretty simple to find. asmz are anarchists. anarchy is generally regarded, even by anarchists, as a huge, fantastical idea of a perfect world with all people working together and living in peace that is entirely impossible; an idea that is huge and far-reaching, yet seen as being entirely invalid, as edemaomega pointed out, an idea that is a mountain made of steam. yet, efrim, and many others, believe whole heartedly in their ideals and find comfort and youthfulness and romance in it, and ask others to believe in it as they do, declaring that, despite all of the bullshit our society dumps on the collective unconscious, and despite all of the addictions we all have to aspects of modern society, there is a hope and a chance of really being free.
"Somewhere there's a soldier
Sleeping in a field
Somewhere there's a mother, a mother, a mother
A mother, a mother, a mother"
a strong visual. somewhere in a field in some foreign country a soldier lies dead. killed by an enemy soldier, killed by the war, killed by the wealthy fucked up leaders who control the world. this soldier was a son or a daughter. they graduated from school, made friends. they had a life. now they dont. there is a woman once a mother who is no longer.
there is nothing worth fighting in a war for. life is not about dollars or oil or corporations. none of those things are worth dying for. life is not that big. the meaning of life and happiness is found in small things like love, friendship, living out your dreams, art. "Please believe in gentle dreams, The sweetness of people, Whistling in their sleep." the things that modern society tells us lead to happiness, like money and pride, are rejected. modern society is a huge useless nothing, a mountain made of steam.
the final chorus is a reference again to the difficulty of believing in and staying true to such a seemingly hopeless dream.
the meaning of this song to me seems pretty simple to find. asmz are anarchists. anarchy is generally regarded, even by anarchists, as a huge, fantastical idea of a perfect world with all people working together and living in peace that is entirely impossible; an idea that is huge and far-reaching, yet seen as being entirely invalid, as edemaomega pointed out, an idea that is a mountain made of steam. yet, efrim, and many others, believe whole heartedly in their ideals and find comfort and youthfulness and romance in it, and ask others to believe in it as they do, declaring that, despite all of the bullshit our society dumps on the collective unconscious, and despite all of the addictions we all have to aspects of modern society, there is a hope and a chance of really being free.
"Somewhere there's a soldier Sleeping in a field Somewhere there's a mother, a mother, a mother A mother, a mother, a mother"
a strong visual. somewhere in a field in some foreign country a soldier lies dead. killed by an enemy soldier, killed by the war, killed by the wealthy fucked up leaders who control the world. this soldier was a son or a daughter. they graduated from school, made friends. they had a life. now they dont. there is a woman once a mother who is no longer.
there is nothing worth fighting in a war for. life is not about dollars or oil or corporations. none of those things are worth dying for. life is not that big. the meaning of life and happiness is found in small things like love, friendship, living out your dreams, art. "Please believe in gentle dreams, The sweetness of people, Whistling in their sleep." the things that modern society tells us lead to happiness, like money and pride, are rejected. modern society is a huge useless nothing, a mountain made of steam.
the final chorus is a reference again to the difficulty of believing in and staying true to such a seemingly hopeless dream.