This song has got some amazing lyrics. SA and Nick are so dead-on sometimes. I do not really think this song is about bands that put out a negative vibe. To me this song is about people who have power in life but practice their use of that power in bad negative ways to exploit people or a situation hence the term "Hostile Apostle". Their power could be anything, job status, money, position within a social circle, CEO's, lawyers, public speakers, spiritual leaders, whatever. .
In this killer tune Nick explains that he cant take part in the "deception" and is suspicious of the "motives on your mission". Clearly Nick and possibly the band had a run in with someone or some group that were dishonest and perhaps had manipulated a group of weaker individuals to follow them in whatever they were doing... and in so they were taking advantage of their followers like Con-men.
I think living in hollywood and working in the entertainment business people are probably always trying to con 311 and take advantage of them.. So they probably have experience in dealing with scum bags that might try to manipulate weaker people by promising them the world or some truth.
This sort of theme is all over the album From Chaos..
So Nick sings and raps about how when you are down and you're weak, you might want to follow people to help you out of the slump. But they really don't have the answers or power that you need to get out of your slump. They're really just phonies
While Nick sings about the "Hostile Apostle" and how they are lost negative people who take advantage of others.. SA is rapping about how to be the opposite, be postive, love life, typical 311 message.
I recently got the chance to meet someone an author who is one of the leaders of new pop-culture scene and lifestyle. The guy was a total fake. I did some business with him but quickly learned to stay away. Total let down. This song came on my ipod on random after I parted ways.. Really opened my eyes. The dude was a hostile Apostle.
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This is my interpretation.
This song has got some amazing lyrics. SA and Nick are so dead-on sometimes. I do not really think this song is about bands that put out a negative vibe. To me this song is about people who have power in life but practice their use of that power in bad negative ways to exploit people or a situation hence the term "Hostile Apostle". Their power could be anything, job status, money, position within a social circle, CEO's, lawyers, public speakers, spiritual leaders, whatever. .
In this killer tune Nick explains that he cant take part in the "deception" and is suspicious of the "motives on your mission". Clearly Nick and possibly the band had a run in with someone or some group that were dishonest and perhaps had manipulated a group of weaker individuals to follow them in whatever they were doing... and in so they were taking advantage of their followers like Con-men.
I think living in hollywood and working in the entertainment business people are probably always trying to con 311 and take advantage of them.. So they probably have experience in dealing with scum bags that might try to manipulate weaker people by promising them the world or some truth.
This sort of theme is all over the album From Chaos..
So Nick sings and raps about how when you are down and you're weak, you might want to follow people to help you out of the slump. But they really don't have the answers or power that you need to get out of your slump. They're really just phonies
While Nick sings about the "Hostile Apostle" and how they are lost negative people who take advantage of others.. SA is rapping about how to be the opposite, be postive, love life, typical 311 message.
I recently got the chance to meet someone an author who is one of the leaders of new pop-culture scene and lifestyle. The guy was a total fake. I did some business with him but quickly learned to stay away. Total let down. This song came on my ipod on random after I parted ways.. Really opened my eyes. The dude was a hostile Apostle.