This is a commentary on the public's mindless obedience of the omnipresent media. Television takes away our ability to think for ourselves and replaces it with turmoil and fear. Without television, we gain freedom: "wiped out / no concentration / they got us basking in a storm / I watch as it loses form."
In a subversive fantasy, this song imagines the downfall of that media. The chaos that ensues is unpleasant. The media is not so easily taken down, but this grassroots insurgency will not be deterred. The singer is insignificant in their eyes ("I doubt they even see me") but her ideals are to be reckoned with ("I'm... the one you can't account for / I keep just one step ahead / There's no place to run.")
Meanwhile, she urges the listener to think critically for him/herself, to step away from the fear generated by the media, and to be willing to step away from it.
This is a commentary on the public's mindless obedience of the omnipresent media. Television takes away our ability to think for ourselves and replaces it with turmoil and fear. Without television, we gain freedom: "wiped out / no concentration / they got us basking in a storm / I watch as it loses form."
In a subversive fantasy, this song imagines the downfall of that media. The chaos that ensues is unpleasant. The media is not so easily taken down, but this grassroots insurgency will not be deterred. The singer is insignificant in their eyes ("I doubt they even see me") but her ideals are to be reckoned with ("I'm... the one you can't account for / I keep just one step ahead / There's no place to run.")
Meanwhile, she urges the listener to think critically for him/herself, to step away from the fear generated by the media, and to be willing to step away from it.
Define irony...
Define irony...
Think you nailed it, more or less. Lyrics don't match the song, similar to the message of the song.
Think you nailed it, more or less. Lyrics don't match the song, similar to the message of the song.