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It's not about society. It's a personal song about how he and his friends did stupid shit when they were kids. They called it "getting dangerous." Here's a link to a very interesting explanation by one of Rivers' childhood friends:
http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
Expands on much of the lyrics of the song, especially the line: "Throw the keys and the wheel locked up I almost killed every one us"
Here's a link that works: http://web.archive.org/web/20081226091925/http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
try this one: http://jsfiddle.net/djZH8/
It's not about society. It's a personal song about how he and his friends did stupid shit when they were kids. They called it "getting dangerous." Here's a link to a very interesting explanation by one of Rivers' childhood friends:
http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
Expands on much of the lyrics of the song, especially the line: "Throw the keys and the wheel locked up I almost killed every one us"
Here's a link that works: http://web.archive.org/web/20081226091925/http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
Here's a link that works: http://web.archive.org/web/20081226091925/http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
Here's a link that works: http://web.archive.org/web/20081226091925/http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
Here's a link that works: http://web.archive.org/web/20081226091925/http://web.mac.com/adamorth/adam_orth/words./Entries/2008/6/3_we_should_have_died_a_long_time_ago..html
try this one: http://jsfiddle.net/djZH8/
try this one: http://jsfiddle.net/djZH8/