"Old World Underground Where Are You Now" is the title of the album, and this song is lamenting the disappearance of rebel anger from the music scene. The "mighty mild 70s child" are the Gen X hipsters who are too lame and PC to fight for real change. They might dress like punks, but they have none of the early punk scene's righteous indignation. The guy who took off on Emily represents one of the few who aren't apathetic and who still want to kick ass. Emily tries to compromise and fit in, but it just wears her out and she can't understand why all the spineless hipsters around her have it so good.
"Old World Underground Where Are You Now" is the title of the album, and this song is lamenting the disappearance of rebel anger from the music scene. The "mighty mild 70s child" are the Gen X hipsters who are too lame and PC to fight for real change. They might dress like punks, but they have none of the early punk scene's righteous indignation. The guy who took off on Emily represents one of the few who aren't apathetic and who still want to kick ass. Emily tries to compromise and fit in, but it just wears her out and she can't understand why all the spineless hipsters around her have it so good.