"This is a song I wrote later on in the writing process. It's about the recognition that we live in a flawed society. I wrote the lyrics first. They were a criticism about myself and, like, this really negative song. What I realized when I finally finished the lyrics is that I had overcome a lot of the things that I was making fun of about myself, and that to write a song about those things would be a novelty or sort of typical Say Anything act--to make a negative, self-deprecating song. So my goal was to write a positive, uplifting song, but still have it be very "Say Anything." It's about the ability every human being has to fulfill his or her potential. It doesn't mean we can all be godlike, but we can do better than how we tend to do. Once you realize that, you have a lot more options open to you as a human being."
bah thank you. I immediately thought Max was writing about himself. It's kind of a giveaway when he finishes the song with "we could do better, we could be the greatest band in the world". Best songwriter ever.
bah thank you. I immediately thought Max was writing about himself. It's kind of a giveaway when he finishes the song with "we could do better, we could be the greatest band in the world". Best songwriter ever.
thank you for posting this.
and I think Max acheived what he was going for. I think it is uplifting. Its honest thought. He looked at himself honestly, wrote what he saw, and then decided that he could be more.
i aspire for this.
thank you for posting this.
and I think Max acheived what he was going for. I think it is uplifting. Its honest thought. He looked at himself honestly, wrote what he saw, and then decided that he could be more.
i aspire for this.
according to max himself:
"This is a song I wrote later on in the writing process. It's about the recognition that we live in a flawed society. I wrote the lyrics first. They were a criticism about myself and, like, this really negative song. What I realized when I finally finished the lyrics is that I had overcome a lot of the things that I was making fun of about myself, and that to write a song about those things would be a novelty or sort of typical Say Anything act--to make a negative, self-deprecating song. So my goal was to write a positive, uplifting song, but still have it be very "Say Anything." It's about the ability every human being has to fulfill his or her potential. It doesn't mean we can all be godlike, but we can do better than how we tend to do. Once you realize that, you have a lot more options open to you as a human being."
bah thank you. I immediately thought Max was writing about himself. It's kind of a giveaway when he finishes the song with "we could do better, we could be the greatest band in the world". Best songwriter ever.
bah thank you. I immediately thought Max was writing about himself. It's kind of a giveaway when he finishes the song with "we could do better, we could be the greatest band in the world". Best songwriter ever.
thank you for posting this. and I think Max acheived what he was going for. I think it is uplifting. Its honest thought. He looked at himself honestly, wrote what he saw, and then decided that he could be more.
i aspire for this.
thank you for posting this. and I think Max acheived what he was going for. I think it is uplifting. Its honest thought. He looked at himself honestly, wrote what he saw, and then decided that he could be more.
i aspire for this.