I had never heard of Razorlight till I heard this song and it prompted me to listen to their other stuff (which I found to be better than this).
I enjoyed this song though. I've read the comments above but I'll stick with my initial interpretation: it's about the disillusionment of growing up.
In this case, he grows up (as many of us do) with an image of america being the best place in the world, the wellspring of all things good. This, like many other childhood illusions, is replaced by a sadder but more pragmatic view as we get older and learn the truth.
We learn that everywhere is basically the same, we all have the same problems, there is no promised land, there is no light at the end of the rainbow. Welcome to adulthood.
I had never heard of Razorlight till I heard this song and it prompted me to listen to their other stuff (which I found to be better than this).
I enjoyed this song though. I've read the comments above but I'll stick with my initial interpretation: it's about the disillusionment of growing up.
In this case, he grows up (as many of us do) with an image of america being the best place in the world, the wellspring of all things good. This, like many other childhood illusions, is replaced by a sadder but more pragmatic view as we get older and learn the truth.
We learn that everywhere is basically the same, we all have the same problems, there is no promised land, there is no light at the end of the rainbow. Welcome to adulthood.