No, none of the songs on New Maps Of Hell deal about the Bush administration. Graffin said it himself: "We have one of the least popular presidents of all time, but it's just not interesting to comment on it anymore, and it certainly isn't artistically intriguing. I think bands that talk about that type of stuff miss the boat, so now we've gone back to something I think we've improved upon over the years, and that is being more metaphorical. That's a style of writing that takes a dedication to your craft to get better at it. So I think this album has some of our best writing ever."
I think this song is indeed about doing something with your life, inspiring people, doing something significant. This song definitely has an existentialistic flavour to it. And "scare up some hope", because if you don't it you might destroy yourself (see: Lost Pilgrim).
No, none of the songs on New Maps Of Hell deal about the Bush administration. Graffin said it himself: "We have one of the least popular presidents of all time, but it's just not interesting to comment on it anymore, and it certainly isn't artistically intriguing. I think bands that talk about that type of stuff miss the boat, so now we've gone back to something I think we've improved upon over the years, and that is being more metaphorical. That's a style of writing that takes a dedication to your craft to get better at it. So I think this album has some of our best writing ever."
I think this song is indeed about doing something with your life, inspiring people, doing something significant. This song definitely has an existentialistic flavour to it. And "scare up some hope", because if you don't it you might destroy yourself (see: Lost Pilgrim).