Without knowing it was inspired by attending one of Obama's rallies, I thought this song was about someone cynical that completely lost faith in humanity when the unthinkable happens: she falls in love! And she doesn't know what to do with this positive feeling--she doesn't understand it. I thought that was pretty funny :)
But knowing that it was inspired by the "hope" and "change" that Obama's been talking about, I can imagine Vienna at the rally, full of screaming fans, vibrant colors, fireworks, and promises of hope. After eight difficult years in America, I think Vienna couldn't bring herself to understand the optimism, for two reasons: 1) It's been so long, and 2) If change doesn't happen, she'll be disappointed and hurt, thus her trying to convince herself otherwise. ("This feeling calls for everything that I am... not.")
She was probably thinking, "Yeah, way to get my hopes up, Obama!" Haha.
Without knowing it was inspired by attending one of Obama's rallies, I thought this song was about someone cynical that completely lost faith in humanity when the unthinkable happens: she falls in love! And she doesn't know what to do with this positive feeling--she doesn't understand it. I thought that was pretty funny :)
But knowing that it was inspired by the "hope" and "change" that Obama's been talking about, I can imagine Vienna at the rally, full of screaming fans, vibrant colors, fireworks, and promises of hope. After eight difficult years in America, I think Vienna couldn't bring herself to understand the optimism, for two reasons: 1) It's been so long, and 2) If change doesn't happen, she'll be disappointed and hurt, thus her trying to convince herself otherwise. ("This feeling calls for everything that I am... not.")
She was probably thinking, "Yeah, way to get my hopes up, Obama!" Haha.