"We're all equal in the evil and beauty we're capable of producing" Reiterates a lot of what I have to say in as single sentance.
When I listen to the song, "Ain't it so weird" stands out to me. It basically points out that the basic properties we have as humans make us a weapon(The greatest weapon that will ever exist, except maybe a more ridiculously malicious alien race from beyond...).
As humans we'll raise effigies of peace, preach equality and say the future is bright. We'll say that we can make the world balanced and peaceful. This is all possible in my mind. Peace can be achieved through everyone being willing, everyone unifying. Something so close and so far away. Hence "Here by my side, an angel/it's Heaven"
I believe George Orwell brings hits us with a depressing reality though. There is light in the hearts of many, but just the same there's evil, and it's far easier to give into destruction than it is anything else. People will ever more give into greed and lust, seek power and money. Security through evils(Oddly enough only creates paranoia.). Just look at Lord of the Flies; Handed paradise, only to have it daunted, and destroyed by a few corrupted hearts. This though, can just as easily happen in life outside novels. One sadistic world leader, one miscommunication, one assumption, one bad decision, and all we ever knew could change drastically, or simply shatter, leaving us bloodshot in the shards of our own demise. All thanks to the little perverted voice in the back of every humans head. The little guy on everyone's shoulder. Hence, "The Devil"
Because of this, we should never turn our backs on ourselves, because we are our own worst enemy. The only thing other than a meteor or supernova that capable of killing us IS us. So, never turn your back on it.
"A new color to paint the world" can simply be seen as the desire felt on both sides, felt by the light and dark in the hearts of everyone.
"Be Careful" is a warning, that it's completely up to you which plane you'll walk, whether you're part of the solution or problem, good or not good, essentially.
As for the world dropping off? I would say that it's realising everything I've written above, that we're fully capable of an entire spectrum of things, and it's up to us what happens. "The world" being the very foundation of our existance implies that the fall is of massive proportions, and realising that we're down the darker path as of now, dropping off the world is but the bitter truth.
You've fallen off a planet, you'll be falling for a while. you've got time, breathe in and out, gather yourself. So? Ain't it so weird how being human makes you a weapon?
There could be a great deal of political meaning too, dealing with situations during and following 9/11.
It could stretch into numerous things though. The comment made earlier about relations between the United States and Canada is a new one to me. It could mean love, dealing with arms, running a nation. It can so easily be interpreted in many ways, so we'll just have to trust Matt's on it's originally intended meaning, which is given to you in my very first quote.
Though, like all other songs it still retains the ability be translated in different ways to different people.
"We're all equal in the evil and beauty we're capable of producing" Reiterates a lot of what I have to say in as single sentance.
When I listen to the song, "Ain't it so weird" stands out to me. It basically points out that the basic properties we have as humans make us a weapon(The greatest weapon that will ever exist, except maybe a more ridiculously malicious alien race from beyond...).
As humans we'll raise effigies of peace, preach equality and say the future is bright. We'll say that we can make the world balanced and peaceful. This is all possible in my mind. Peace can be achieved through everyone being willing, everyone unifying. Something so close and so far away. Hence "Here by my side, an angel/it's Heaven"
I believe George Orwell brings hits us with a depressing reality though. There is light in the hearts of many, but just the same there's evil, and it's far easier to give into destruction than it is anything else. People will ever more give into greed and lust, seek power and money. Security through evils(Oddly enough only creates paranoia.). Just look at Lord of the Flies; Handed paradise, only to have it daunted, and destroyed by a few corrupted hearts. This though, can just as easily happen in life outside novels. One sadistic world leader, one miscommunication, one assumption, one bad decision, and all we ever knew could change drastically, or simply shatter, leaving us bloodshot in the shards of our own demise. All thanks to the little perverted voice in the back of every humans head. The little guy on everyone's shoulder. Hence, "The Devil"
Because of this, we should never turn our backs on ourselves, because we are our own worst enemy. The only thing other than a meteor or supernova that capable of killing us IS us. So, never turn your back on it.
"A new color to paint the world" can simply be seen as the desire felt on both sides, felt by the light and dark in the hearts of everyone.
"Be Careful" is a warning, that it's completely up to you which plane you'll walk, whether you're part of the solution or problem, good or not good, essentially.
As for the world dropping off? I would say that it's realising everything I've written above, that we're fully capable of an entire spectrum of things, and it's up to us what happens. "The world" being the very foundation of our existance implies that the fall is of massive proportions, and realising that we're down the darker path as of now, dropping off the world is but the bitter truth.
You've fallen off a planet, you'll be falling for a while. you've got time, breathe in and out, gather yourself. So? Ain't it so weird how being human makes you a weapon?
There could be a great deal of political meaning too, dealing with situations during and following 9/11.
It could stretch into numerous things though. The comment made earlier about relations between the United States and Canada is a new one to me. It could mean love, dealing with arms, running a nation. It can so easily be interpreted in many ways, so we'll just have to trust Matt's on it's originally intended meaning, which is given to you in my very first quote.
Though, like all other songs it still retains the ability be translated in different ways to different people.