I think this song is all about non-conformity, and rebellion against the mainstream and 'vogue'.
"Where a number is your name" - In mainstream society it could be seen that people are simply numbers rather than unique individuals. kinda like one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic.
"Is it what you wanna see
Or just a cuddy toy
The vogue has washed the ashore" - i think this means the character in the song, or even the listener, is becoming just a 'cuddle toy', or an object moulded by society, which can be seen in 'the vogue has washed ashore'.
In the next verse the protagonist rejects conformity and 'strikes out for paradise', or the assumed paradise of popular/mainstream society. They break out and go there own way in life.
The next verse i think is all about society trying to alienate the protagonist because they don't fit the 'mould' of their society, and won't accept them untill they conform - "Then they reap you
When you're beautiful enough
In their eyes" and "To break down the freak
They don't you to be".
so yeah, i think this song is all about non-conformity and making your own way through life rather than following the rule of someone else.
I think this song is all about non-conformity, and rebellion against the mainstream and 'vogue'.
"Where a number is your name" - In mainstream society it could be seen that people are simply numbers rather than unique individuals. kinda like one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic.
"Is it what you wanna see Or just a cuddy toy The vogue has washed the ashore" - i think this means the character in the song, or even the listener, is becoming just a 'cuddle toy', or an object moulded by society, which can be seen in 'the vogue has washed ashore'.
In the next verse the protagonist rejects conformity and 'strikes out for paradise', or the assumed paradise of popular/mainstream society. They break out and go there own way in life.
The next verse i think is all about society trying to alienate the protagonist because they don't fit the 'mould' of their society, and won't accept them untill they conform - "Then they reap you When you're beautiful enough In their eyes" and "To break down the freak They don't you to be".
so yeah, i think this song is all about non-conformity and making your own way through life rather than following the rule of someone else.