To answer that question from heylister - How can this be a sad song when it's so uplifting?:
First of all, it doesn't lift me up. But I know what you mean. The music is powerful and impressive, it "rocks". The reason behind it is that the person this song is about, is depressed, he feels his life is like plastic. Emptiness. Yet he tries helplessly to find what he's missing, and he does that by going out, having fun. Hence the uplifting part. What he doesn't see, is that having fun only makes him more depressed. It enlarges the contrast. It's like having fun when you're not happy. Instant happiness, but it's fake.
He's lonely. He tries to drink his problems away, or to find some distraction in any way by going out and partying. He - and the other person in the song -
try to escape from their problems. They try to just walk away from it, even by moving to a quiet little town. Forget about everything. What they don't see is that the problem won't be solved by that. The problem is in themselves. You know he'll always keep movin', you know he's never gonna stop movin'.
Everything in this song, all lines are sad. This song is depressing (to me that's a very positive thing, I need these songs sometimes..they help). I think lots and lots of people live this way, and they aren't even aware of it..
To answer that question from heylister - How can this be a sad song when it's so uplifting?:
First of all, it doesn't lift me up. But I know what you mean. The music is powerful and impressive, it "rocks". The reason behind it is that the person this song is about, is depressed, he feels his life is like plastic. Emptiness. Yet he tries helplessly to find what he's missing, and he does that by going out, having fun. Hence the uplifting part. What he doesn't see, is that having fun only makes him more depressed. It enlarges the contrast. It's like having fun when you're not happy. Instant happiness, but it's fake. He's lonely. He tries to drink his problems away, or to find some distraction in any way by going out and partying. He - and the other person in the song - try to escape from their problems. They try to just walk away from it, even by moving to a quiet little town. Forget about everything. What they don't see is that the problem won't be solved by that. The problem is in themselves. You know he'll always keep movin', you know he's never gonna stop movin'.
Everything in this song, all lines are sad. This song is depressing (to me that's a very positive thing, I need these songs sometimes..they help). I think lots and lots of people live this way, and they aren't even aware of it..
@Falcon wise boy..
@Falcon wise boy..