i cant believe no one else noticed this but think about it....
everything in the begining suggest's that slug was thinking about robbing the store, and there was a perfect oppertunity:
the running car,
he was 'invisable' as he was second in line
the till was full,
the kid didnt look like the 'superhero' type........now think about it, what if that kid brought slug the gun on his way into the store?
i think the songs brilliant because of those subtle hints.
I don't think Slug was saying that he, or the narrator if it isn't a personal reflection, had the intention of robbing the store or stealing the car. He was noticing that had he been someone with those intentions, he probably could have, and things would have fell into place.
I don't think Slug was saying that he, or the narrator if it isn't a personal reflection, had the intention of robbing the store or stealing the car. He was noticing that had he been someone with those intentions, he probably could have, and things would have fell into place.
The point of the song is that looks are decieving. In the first part of the song, he's given opportunities to rob a store and steal a car. But he has no intention of doing anything of the sort.
The point of the song is that looks are decieving. In the first part of the song, he's given opportunities to rob a store and steal a car. But he has no intention of doing anything of the sort.
The second part of the song he sees what he assumes...
The second part of the song he sees what he assumes is a gang and figures that they see him as just another white guy. But then he notices that the kids he sees are exactly like he and his friends were when he was young.
He's then approached by a person who he thinks is a man, and then realizes that the person standing before him is a scared child who wasn't planning on robbing him, even though the kid could have, but instead, the 15 year old was trying to find a way to get rid of a dangerous weapon. The irony is that even in giving the weapon to an adult, Slug himself didn't really know what to do with the gun, so he also ditched it, hoping that passing it to a government worker would be a better idea.
i cant believe no one else noticed this but think about it....
everything in the begining suggest's that slug was thinking about robbing the store, and there was a perfect oppertunity: the running car, he was 'invisable' as he was second in line the till was full, the kid didnt look like the 'superhero' type........now think about it, what if that kid brought slug the gun on his way into the store?
i think the songs brilliant because of those subtle hints.
what do you guys think of this?
I don't think Slug was saying that he, or the narrator if it isn't a personal reflection, had the intention of robbing the store or stealing the car. He was noticing that had he been someone with those intentions, he probably could have, and things would have fell into place.
I don't think Slug was saying that he, or the narrator if it isn't a personal reflection, had the intention of robbing the store or stealing the car. He was noticing that had he been someone with those intentions, he probably could have, and things would have fell into place.
The point of the song is that looks are decieving. In the first part of the song, he's given opportunities to rob a store and steal a car. But he has no intention of doing anything of the sort.
The point of the song is that looks are decieving. In the first part of the song, he's given opportunities to rob a store and steal a car. But he has no intention of doing anything of the sort.
The second part of the song he sees what he assumes...
The second part of the song he sees what he assumes is a gang and figures that they see him as just another white guy. But then he notices that the kids he sees are exactly like he and his friends were when he was young.
He's then approached by a person who he thinks is a man, and then realizes that the person standing before him is a scared child who wasn't planning on robbing him, even though the kid could have, but instead, the 15 year old was trying to find a way to get rid of a dangerous weapon. The irony is that even in giving the weapon to an adult, Slug himself didn't really know what to do with the gun, so he also ditched it, hoping that passing it to a government worker would be a better idea.