I think a whole lot of people miss the point of this song.
It's not a power anthem for "individuality"
It's a sarcastic slap in the face. The character brags about how "impressive" he is, but his claims gradually becomes more absurd as the song progresses.
I think the band wrote this song to be facetious, but at the same time knew that a lot of their teenage fanbase would embrace it as a form or empowerment, seeing as on the surface it appears to be an full-on endorsement of behavior that generally fails to have any positive influence on society.
Based on such songs as "Land of Confusion" however, as well as many of the songs on the "Ten Thousand Fists" album, I think it can be conferred that the band Disturbed has nothing at all against unity, and furthermore fully supports positive social action.
Because of this I believe that the song "Divide" is a humorous satire and not much more.
I think a whole lot of people miss the point of this song.
It's not a power anthem for "individuality"
It's a sarcastic slap in the face. The character brags about how "impressive" he is, but his claims gradually becomes more absurd as the song progresses.
I think the band wrote this song to be facetious, but at the same time knew that a lot of their teenage fanbase would embrace it as a form or empowerment, seeing as on the surface it appears to be an full-on endorsement of behavior that generally fails to have any positive influence on society.
Based on such songs as "Land of Confusion" however, as well as many of the songs on the "Ten Thousand Fists" album, I think it can be conferred that the band Disturbed has nothing at all against unity, and furthermore fully supports positive social action.
Because of this I believe that the song "Divide" is a humorous satire and not much more.