As time was ticking, we were winning
And it all was going as planned
Politicians stand between the lines
Of making headlines
Street signs saying, "You're going the wrong way"
Fading faster now
TO ME THE FIRST PARAGRAPH MEANS THEY WERE GETTING WHAT THEY'D ALWAYS WANTED, AN ALBUM RELEASED HIGH SOCIETY AND PUBLICITY AND FAME. AND HOW THE POLITICIANS AND THE GOVERNMENT WERE DECIDING HOW PEOPLE HAD TO LIVE AND ACT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO THINK AND BELIEVE.
Fallen soldiers all around us
But we're still standing strong
Embarrassing and contradicting
Cause now we're making headlines, primetime
Saying, "What a story!"
Billboards, packed tours
Don't forget
EVEN THOUGH THE WAR IS GOING ON THEY'RE STILL GETTING ALL OF THE PUBLICITY AND LIVING THE DREAM, GOING ON TOUR SOLD OUT SHOWS, BILLBOARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEY'RE TELLING THEIR STORY YET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FIGHTING TO MAKE A BETTER TOMORROW ARE BEING PUSHED ASIDE.
And game over, you're done
(Baby, you're done; baby, you're done)
Out of left field we won
(We won, we won)
Pack our bags
Yeah, we'll run
(We're gonna run; yeah, we're gonna run)
Hollywood, here we come
THIS BASICALLY IS SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT BEATEN AND NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING THEY'RE STRONGER THAN THEM.
FINALLY, THE CHORUS
You can try to break us
And make us fall apart
But the fire's in our hearts
Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone
(We're gone)
Don't forget to hold back your thoughts
And live like robots
Cause we all know what goes on
Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone
We're gone, so gone
BASICALLY IT'S SAYING (TO ME) THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS OR DOES THEY'RE STRONGER AND THEY'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING THAT THEY WILL NOT BE BROKEN AND WILL REMAIN TO BE AS WHOLE AND ASSURED AS THEY ARE NOW.
"Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone
(We're gone)
Don't forget to hold back your thoughts
And live like robots"
AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I DO BELIEVE THAT THE QUOTED PART OF THE CHORUS REFERS TO THEIR DEPARTURE FROM THEIR OLD RECORD COMPANY AND THE SECOND PART IS ABOUT THE BANDS WHO DON'T RIGHT FOR THEMSELVES AND WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT THE RECORD COMPANIES AND MEDIA TELLS THEM TO BE (THIS COULD ALSO REFER TO A WIDER SCALE ABOUT CELEBRITIES IN GENERAL BEING MEDIA PUPPETS)
As time was ticking, we were winning And it all was going as planned Politicians stand between the lines Of making headlines Street signs saying, "You're going the wrong way" Fading faster now
TO ME THE FIRST PARAGRAPH MEANS THEY WERE GETTING WHAT THEY'D ALWAYS WANTED, AN ALBUM RELEASED HIGH SOCIETY AND PUBLICITY AND FAME. AND HOW THE POLITICIANS AND THE GOVERNMENT WERE DECIDING HOW PEOPLE HAD TO LIVE AND ACT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO THINK AND BELIEVE.
Fallen soldiers all around us But we're still standing strong Embarrassing and contradicting Cause now we're making headlines, primetime Saying, "What a story!" Billboards, packed tours Don't forget
EVEN THOUGH THE WAR IS GOING ON THEY'RE STILL GETTING ALL OF THE PUBLICITY AND LIVING THE DREAM, GOING ON TOUR SOLD OUT SHOWS, BILLBOARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEY'RE TELLING THEIR STORY YET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FIGHTING TO MAKE A BETTER TOMORROW ARE BEING PUSHED ASIDE.
And game over, you're done (Baby, you're done; baby, you're done) Out of left field we won (We won, we won) Pack our bags Yeah, we'll run (We're gonna run; yeah, we're gonna run) Hollywood, here we come
THIS BASICALLY IS SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT BEATEN AND NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING THEY'RE STRONGER THAN THEM. FINALLY, THE CHORUS
You can try to break us And make us fall apart But the fire's in our hearts Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone (We're gone) Don't forget to hold back your thoughts And live like robots Cause we all know what goes on Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone We're gone, so gone
BASICALLY IT'S SAYING (TO ME) THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS OR DOES THEY'RE STRONGER AND THEY'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING THAT THEY WILL NOT BE BROKEN AND WILL REMAIN TO BE AS WHOLE AND ASSURED AS THEY ARE NOW. "Reminisce on memories, cause we're gone (We're gone) Don't forget to hold back your thoughts And live like robots"
AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I DO BELIEVE THAT THE QUOTED PART OF THE CHORUS REFERS TO THEIR DEPARTURE FROM THEIR OLD RECORD COMPANY AND THE SECOND PART IS ABOUT THE BANDS WHO DON'T RIGHT FOR THEMSELVES AND WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT THE RECORD COMPANIES AND MEDIA TELLS THEM TO BE (THIS COULD ALSO REFER TO A WIDER SCALE ABOUT CELEBRITIES IN GENERAL BEING MEDIA PUPPETS)