I think this song is about child abuse, in the sense of parents imposing their beliefs on their child, or indoctrinating them and other such things.
The first stanza is perhaps there to illustrate that parents who do this do not actually care for the child's welfare or something.
"Too young for ones conclusion, the lifestyle won.
Such values you taught your son. That's how. "
Indoctrination and forcing a lifestyle on a child is exactly what being "too young for ones conclusion" is, for the child. They haven't decided yet what to do in life, but they've had it forced on them since being only small.
The "cliched fact of life" I think, alludes specifically to the way religion feeds on a persons fear of death (note how many religions focus on an afterlife). The rest of that bit, alluding to "warnings" being "leaking rubbers" and "poisoned apples" seems to allude to the way these kind of threats that keep a child following the parent's whim actually mess them up.
"Look at me now. I'm broken. Inherit my life. " and the "you" variant of that line show, from the perspective of the child, that living through ones children often happens when the parent's life has not turned out the way they liked, so the child "inherits" it. The "you" that is introduced perhaps shows it as a cycle, that it is the same speaker as the "i'm broken" line, but directed at a new victim--the child's own offspring.
Anyways, just my point of view, awesome riff anyways.
you pretty much nailed it. another importance in the message of
'broken" changes also. first chorus referring to broken spirit and the rest referring to breaking the chains.
you pretty much nailed it. another importance in the message of
'broken" changes also. first chorus referring to broken spirit and the rest referring to breaking the chains.
I think this song is about child abuse, in the sense of parents imposing their beliefs on their child, or indoctrinating them and other such things.
The first stanza is perhaps there to illustrate that parents who do this do not actually care for the child's welfare or something.
"Too young for ones conclusion, the lifestyle won. Such values you taught your son. That's how. "
Indoctrination and forcing a lifestyle on a child is exactly what being "too young for ones conclusion" is, for the child. They haven't decided yet what to do in life, but they've had it forced on them since being only small.
The "cliched fact of life" I think, alludes specifically to the way religion feeds on a persons fear of death (note how many religions focus on an afterlife). The rest of that bit, alluding to "warnings" being "leaking rubbers" and "poisoned apples" seems to allude to the way these kind of threats that keep a child following the parent's whim actually mess them up.
"Look at me now. I'm broken. Inherit my life. " and the "you" variant of that line show, from the perspective of the child, that living through ones children often happens when the parent's life has not turned out the way they liked, so the child "inherits" it. The "you" that is introduced perhaps shows it as a cycle, that it is the same speaker as the "i'm broken" line, but directed at a new victim--the child's own offspring.
Anyways, just my point of view, awesome riff anyways.
you pretty much nailed it. another importance in the message of 'broken" changes also. first chorus referring to broken spirit and the rest referring to breaking the chains.
you pretty much nailed it. another importance in the message of 'broken" changes also. first chorus referring to broken spirit and the rest referring to breaking the chains.