am i the only one who sees a theme running thru this album? not a story per say, but all the songs seem to be about the ways that people cover up the imperfections in their life; 'light and magic' per say. examples i can think of:
seventeen--people who think youth will solve all their problems, along with those who pursue such people's youth after their own fades
fire--a girl escaping in the attention of others using her charisma as a lure
cracked LCD--a man using 'light and magic' to control his lover's perception of him
startup chime--a woman who blocks out life with technology, arguably 'light and magic' in a sense
this song is different in that it seems to be the opposite of that. instead of escaping thru illusions, the protagonist has discarded them and finds life to be boring, nay depressing without them. so, in the end, they end up returning to all the false glitz, or at least severely missing what they know they didn't really have.
am i the only one who sees a theme running thru this album? not a story per say, but all the songs seem to be about the ways that people cover up the imperfections in their life; 'light and magic' per say. examples i can think of:
seventeen--people who think youth will solve all their problems, along with those who pursue such people's youth after their own fades
fire--a girl escaping in the attention of others using her charisma as a lure
cracked LCD--a man using 'light and magic' to control his lover's perception of him
startup chime--a woman who blocks out life with technology, arguably 'light and magic' in a sense
this song is different in that it seems to be the opposite of that. instead of escaping thru illusions, the protagonist has discarded them and finds life to be boring, nay depressing without them. so, in the end, they end up returning to all the false glitz, or at least severely missing what they know they didn't really have.