Matt old punk band was Sucessful Failure, they were punk because that's what Avenged grew up on and that song just carried over.
Really the song is pretty straight forward, meaning it is about two types of people. The ones who go out and ones that are taught why. The ones who go out are probably the poor kids, ones who are taught how. How to make it in the real world, how to make it on their own. As the others who are taught why, they are probably rich. because they are taught things, they get prepared for the "real" world by books and words.
Also they're telling that there's no reason to tell you how to live or why to live. That you should just go and do what you want, doesn't matter who or what you are. Just fucking live. "Cause the streets have opened my eyes to see." - that meaning being on the streets opened his eyes to see that you can't be taught something to see out it really is. That being on the streets teaches you all what you need to know, not something you can get from books. "What are the reasons why and how?" - no one really knows why they're taught why and how, they just are. And who ever wrote this [iunno if it was Matt or someone else] questioned why they are taught why and how.
"And don't you think it sounds stupid when someone’s treated
different cause they're not the same as me or you? "
That line really caught my eye, because its undeniable true. Because mostly people who are "different" like poor, rich, of different race or religion are treated like shit because they are not like "them". Its really god damn stupid.
Matt old punk band was Sucessful Failure, they were punk because that's what Avenged grew up on and that song just carried over.
Really the song is pretty straight forward, meaning it is about two types of people. The ones who go out and ones that are taught why. The ones who go out are probably the poor kids, ones who are taught how. How to make it in the real world, how to make it on their own. As the others who are taught why, they are probably rich. because they are taught things, they get prepared for the "real" world by books and words.
Also they're telling that there's no reason to tell you how to live or why to live. That you should just go and do what you want, doesn't matter who or what you are. Just fucking live. "Cause the streets have opened my eyes to see." - that meaning being on the streets opened his eyes to see that you can't be taught something to see out it really is. That being on the streets teaches you all what you need to know, not something you can get from books. "What are the reasons why and how?" - no one really knows why they're taught why and how, they just are. And who ever wrote this [iunno if it was Matt or someone else] questioned why they are taught why and how.
"And don't you think it sounds stupid when someone’s treated different cause they're not the same as me or you? " That line really caught my eye, because its undeniable true. Because mostly people who are "different" like poor, rich, of different race or religion are treated like shit because they are not like "them". Its really god damn stupid.
[Again this is my opinion so what ever.]