This is one of the most astonishing pieces of music I've heard in quite some time. I think it's about failed politics. I don't know what Hope of the States were. The ambiguity of their political stance--be it liberal, conservative, anarchic, communist, fascist, whatever--adds to the darkness; it may be a commentary on Bush or Blair, or it could just be a hypothetical story.
Either way, the first verse recalls "You and Whose Army" by Radiohead; it sounds defeated but the message is extremely tough guy-ish: You're a ruler but you're not my ruler.
The last verse is actually kind of optimistic. Hope and dreams are failing but there is a new hope on the horizon ... very prophetic with regard to the United States.
This is one of the most astonishing pieces of music I've heard in quite some time. I think it's about failed politics. I don't know what Hope of the States were. The ambiguity of their political stance--be it liberal, conservative, anarchic, communist, fascist, whatever--adds to the darkness; it may be a commentary on Bush or Blair, or it could just be a hypothetical story.
Either way, the first verse recalls "You and Whose Army" by Radiohead; it sounds defeated but the message is extremely tough guy-ish: You're a ruler but you're not my ruler.
The last verse is actually kind of optimistic. Hope and dreams are failing but there is a new hope on the horizon ... very prophetic with regard to the United States.