As opposed to the usual, "...blah, blah, blah, Screw Bush, blah, blah, blah" boring outcry, SM takes down the whole damned democracy with them.
"Ah! My Dear! My tis of thee!" is really the line that gives it away to me, with "tis of thee" alluding to "My country tis of thee" The song, I believe, is telling you that the war we're in right now is a catalyst to America's decline, hence the line:
"Oh! This sinking ship will only hold its course for just so long
Eventually, that's when they'll see everything is wrong"
Also:
"Everyone is the one until the one falls down
Then we're all just 'please please please'"
I think the one refers to "An army of one", describing our armed forces. So once the "one" soldier of a once gun-ho family eager to war after the events of 9/11, when Bush's approval ratings were through the roof, dies, everyone is desperate to get out, and change sides, because they're willingness to get into war was foolhardy, with people thinking that their country's war wouldn't affect them.
Sorry, that was a mouthful, but there was more in those two lines than I thought. That's my two cents.
This song sounds political to me.
As opposed to the usual, "...blah, blah, blah, Screw Bush, blah, blah, blah" boring outcry, SM takes down the whole damned democracy with them.
"Ah! My Dear! My tis of thee!" is really the line that gives it away to me, with "tis of thee" alluding to "My country tis of thee" The song, I believe, is telling you that the war we're in right now is a catalyst to America's decline, hence the line: "Oh! This sinking ship will only hold its course for just so long Eventually, that's when they'll see everything is wrong"
Also:
"Everyone is the one until the one falls down Then we're all just 'please please please'"
I think the one refers to "An army of one", describing our armed forces. So once the "one" soldier of a once gun-ho family eager to war after the events of 9/11, when Bush's approval ratings were through the roof, dies, everyone is desperate to get out, and change sides, because they're willingness to get into war was foolhardy, with people thinking that their country's war wouldn't affect them.
Sorry, that was a mouthful, but there was more in those two lines than I thought. That's my two cents.