I was listening to this and thinking it just sounds like the chore of being in a band. It was exciting when they were young, and rebellious and wanted to change their surroundings, but now "Shake some hands and then I feel ashamed", is as though he feels like being in a band and having a public persona has made him guilty.
"Count to ten and then pretend Im home
Just a job I get well-paid for
Its not about us anymore
Its not about us, bout us anymore"
Basically, being in a band has become more of a chore and is becoming alot less enjoyable as when they first started out. Reminds me of a Mansun lyric, "Life is a series of compromises anyway", compromises with the record label, producers, etc, it isn't really about what the band stand for, it's about selling records and the pressure of being nice and "shaking hands" with the fans.
Yes, I agree. It's actually quite an intelligent take on the situation the band had found itself in, and any band finds itself five, ten years into its career. The key line is "it's not about us any more". You get swept along in the journey of what it is and when you look up you realise it's turned into something quite different and even from the very heart of the band you can't tell if it's got anything to do with you anymore.
Yes, I agree. It's actually quite an intelligent take on the situation the band had found itself in, and any band finds itself five, ten years into its career. The key line is "it's not about us any more". You get swept along in the journey of what it is and when you look up you realise it's turned into something quite different and even from the very heart of the band you can't tell if it's got anything to do with you anymore.
I love this because it's not self-indulgent, it's got that tinge of honesty that...
I love this because it's not self-indulgent, it's got that tinge of honesty that 'The Everlasting' has, admitting to your fans that you're maybe not what you were, but in doing so they create a new language of what's lost. It's like that Beckett quote "maybe my best years are gone..." finding strength in what's gone. The Manics are particularly good at this when they get it right.
I was listening to this and thinking it just sounds like the chore of being in a band. It was exciting when they were young, and rebellious and wanted to change their surroundings, but now "Shake some hands and then I feel ashamed", is as though he feels like being in a band and having a public persona has made him guilty.
"Count to ten and then pretend Im home Just a job I get well-paid for Its not about us anymore Its not about us, bout us anymore"
Basically, being in a band has become more of a chore and is becoming alot less enjoyable as when they first started out. Reminds me of a Mansun lyric, "Life is a series of compromises anyway", compromises with the record label, producers, etc, it isn't really about what the band stand for, it's about selling records and the pressure of being nice and "shaking hands" with the fans.
Yes, I agree. It's actually quite an intelligent take on the situation the band had found itself in, and any band finds itself five, ten years into its career. The key line is "it's not about us any more". You get swept along in the journey of what it is and when you look up you realise it's turned into something quite different and even from the very heart of the band you can't tell if it's got anything to do with you anymore.
Yes, I agree. It's actually quite an intelligent take on the situation the band had found itself in, and any band finds itself five, ten years into its career. The key line is "it's not about us any more". You get swept along in the journey of what it is and when you look up you realise it's turned into something quite different and even from the very heart of the band you can't tell if it's got anything to do with you anymore.
I love this because it's not self-indulgent, it's got that tinge of honesty that...
I love this because it's not self-indulgent, it's got that tinge of honesty that 'The Everlasting' has, admitting to your fans that you're maybe not what you were, but in doing so they create a new language of what's lost. It's like that Beckett quote "maybe my best years are gone..." finding strength in what's gone. The Manics are particularly good at this when they get it right.