This song is about having a goal and never really expecting to fulfill them or for them to go anywhere. Supported by the first verse. Mainly though, FFAF reckon the way of life in south Wales has a great influence on this, stating that it is a difficult place for things like this to happen, in comparison to the big cities like London, where bands can get into the limelight farely easily.
The chorus focuses on how Matt’s ‘love’ of wanting to be in a famous rock band is more like something that is taken lightheartidly by his parents or whoever and taken advantage of but how he is determined that he will one day be in this famous rock band and won’t be another part of Welsh history or nothingness. Good lyrics there of how he contradicts himself with what he says.
The second verse again focuses on they way of life in south Wales and how people’s dreams only go as far as schoolchild fantasies, however, again it conveys how Matt is determined that he is going to change the image of the town he comes from and show that anything is possible if you want it badly enough.
The bridge section of the song shows that he wants to further his horizons and impress a certain someone by doing something crazy, in the eyes of someone from south Wales, and the only way to do this is by getting onto the other side. The lyric ‘We all go out like we come in; Kicking and screaming’ I think focuses on how at the end of the day, everyone is the same. It’s how determined you are at what you want to be that makes the difference.
So, generally this supports what dan3the1man1 said but with more reasoning behind it, how they grew up listening to rock and roll and desperately wanted to be a part of it, and wouldn’t let anything get in their way.
Also, the video conveys the typical lifestyle of someone from south Wales, meeting a partner, buying a house, marrying, having children, growing old, and dying together in the same house. Something the boys from FFAF were determined not too do.
This song is about having a goal and never really expecting to fulfill them or for them to go anywhere. Supported by the first verse. Mainly though, FFAF reckon the way of life in south Wales has a great influence on this, stating that it is a difficult place for things like this to happen, in comparison to the big cities like London, where bands can get into the limelight farely easily. The chorus focuses on how Matt’s ‘love’ of wanting to be in a famous rock band is more like something that is taken lightheartidly by his parents or whoever and taken advantage of but how he is determined that he will one day be in this famous rock band and won’t be another part of Welsh history or nothingness. Good lyrics there of how he contradicts himself with what he says. The second verse again focuses on they way of life in south Wales and how people’s dreams only go as far as schoolchild fantasies, however, again it conveys how Matt is determined that he is going to change the image of the town he comes from and show that anything is possible if you want it badly enough. The bridge section of the song shows that he wants to further his horizons and impress a certain someone by doing something crazy, in the eyes of someone from south Wales, and the only way to do this is by getting onto the other side. The lyric ‘We all go out like we come in; Kicking and screaming’ I think focuses on how at the end of the day, everyone is the same. It’s how determined you are at what you want to be that makes the difference. So, generally this supports what dan3the1man1 said but with more reasoning behind it, how they grew up listening to rock and roll and desperately wanted to be a part of it, and wouldn’t let anything get in their way. Also, the video conveys the typical lifestyle of someone from south Wales, meeting a partner, buying a house, marrying, having children, growing old, and dying together in the same house. Something the boys from FFAF were determined not too do.