in an interview, it sounded like matthew said that we,the fans(/friends) are the river people...
i always thought that the river people were the "they"in this song...so i saw the river people as critics,or so obsessive that they sort of sucked life from their idols...
but maybe the river people are the victims in this song..maybe this is about society trying to mould us, take away our personalities so that we are all the same...is this whole song aimed at us?
"to be content is to be a disgrace"- media portrayal-is this about how media pressures us to look/act a certain way?we shouldnt be happy with ourselves but always aim higher?
They crawl in your head, they dig in your bones
If you let them they won't let go
They have no hope, they have no soul
If you let them then they'll take yours
they will "crawl in your head"-try to convert you,"dig in your bones"-reshape you and plant their own ideas.they have no souls,because they've given in like everyone else.and now they want you to be just like them.
"You think it feels better on the other side
'Cause their grass is green and your grass is diseased
Every day drowns in lethargy
But to be content is to burn your wings
Restless, faceless you've lost your mind"
maybe this is to the river people who are tempted to give in-they see the perks of fitting in-the social scene etc.. and your "grass is deseased"-in being different you are isolated.if you give in to the pressure,and be like everyone else,you become"faceless" and lose your mind-you lose your SELF.
"When you die you want the world to
Remember you for who you really are
And when you die you want to love yourself 'Cause you'll be all alone"
Like a final plea from madina lake to their fans,the river people.basically its saying you should live life as yourself,not pretending to be something else,so that people can remember you properly,as unique.if you dont,you will resent yourself for being so false.and in the end you'll be "all alone"- the crowd you follwed wont be there anymore,they will all fade away....and so faking it was pointless anyway...
in an interview, it sounded like matthew said that we,the fans(/friends) are the river people... i always thought that the river people were the "they"in this song...so i saw the river people as critics,or so obsessive that they sort of sucked life from their idols... but maybe the river people are the victims in this song..maybe this is about society trying to mould us, take away our personalities so that we are all the same...is this whole song aimed at us? "to be content is to be a disgrace"- media portrayal-is this about how media pressures us to look/act a certain way?we shouldnt be happy with ourselves but always aim higher?
They crawl in your head, they dig in your bones If you let them they won't let go They have no hope, they have no soul If you let them then they'll take yours
they will "crawl in your head"-try to convert you,"dig in your bones"-reshape you and plant their own ideas.they have no souls,because they've given in like everyone else.and now they want you to be just like them.
"You think it feels better on the other side 'Cause their grass is green and your grass is diseased Every day drowns in lethargy But to be content is to burn your wings Restless, faceless you've lost your mind" maybe this is to the river people who are tempted to give in-they see the perks of fitting in-the social scene etc.. and your "grass is deseased"-in being different you are isolated.if you give in to the pressure,and be like everyone else,you become"faceless" and lose your mind-you lose your SELF.
"When you die you want the world to Remember you for who you really are And when you die you want to love yourself 'Cause you'll be all alone" Like a final plea from madina lake to their fans,the river people.basically its saying you should live life as yourself,not pretending to be something else,so that people can remember you properly,as unique.if you dont,you will resent yourself for being so false.and in the end you'll be "all alone"- the crowd you follwed wont be there anymore,they will all fade away....and so faking it was pointless anyway...