I find it hard to agree with those posters who see this song as uplifting or positive. In my opinion, the song is ironic and depressing. The bouncy chorus is a sarcastic take on man's carefree attitude about the environment. Dave is saying "go ahead, just keep kicking of your shoes, don't worry about the fact that the environment is collapsing all around us." And Dave is not saying that he is going to pray for things to get better. He is saying that he wishes it could be that easy. But it's not. He is hoping that people will wake up and change, but he doesn't sound very optimistic on that point. "Do you think we'll wake up in a world on it's way to getting better?" No answer.
And by the way to the dmbcwalk. Your comments about conservatism and liberalism make no sense. Conservatism is about moving forward with the utmost care. Protecting. Conserving. A true conservative would take even the smallest chance of global warming seriously. Not to mention the fact that hundreds of studies have well documented the heating of the globe - it's not even up for debate anymore. The environment is something that all people need to join together to protect, conservative or liberal, whatever the stupid labels may mean. Unbelievable that people are still actually saying that global warming doesn't exist. That is the point of this song.
I find it hard to agree with those posters who see this song as uplifting or positive. In my opinion, the song is ironic and depressing. The bouncy chorus is a sarcastic take on man's carefree attitude about the environment. Dave is saying "go ahead, just keep kicking of your shoes, don't worry about the fact that the environment is collapsing all around us." And Dave is not saying that he is going to pray for things to get better. He is saying that he wishes it could be that easy. But it's not. He is hoping that people will wake up and change, but he doesn't sound very optimistic on that point. "Do you think we'll wake up in a world on it's way to getting better?" No answer.
And by the way to the dmbcwalk. Your comments about conservatism and liberalism make no sense. Conservatism is about moving forward with the utmost care. Protecting. Conserving. A true conservative would take even the smallest chance of global warming seriously. Not to mention the fact that hundreds of studies have well documented the heating of the globe - it's not even up for debate anymore. The environment is something that all people need to join together to protect, conservative or liberal, whatever the stupid labels may mean. Unbelievable that people are still actually saying that global warming doesn't exist. That is the point of this song.