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@thenike5 - Dude, just because he is a man and rapping the verses does not mean they are in first person from his perspective. Read those verses again, it is obviously about a Lesbian couple, another clue about the Gay and Lesbian theme there is found later in the song:

@thenike5 - Dude, just because he is a man and rapping the verses does not mean they are in first person from his perspective. Read those verses again, it is obviously about a Lesbian couple, another clue about the Gay and Lesbian theme there is found later in the song:

But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage

But when it come to populations to disparage Gaza is on the list right below gay marriage

Here it clearly states that they are both speaking about the injustice's in the middle east regarding occupation, as well as the injustice's here in the US regarding same-sex couples.

Here it clearly states that they are both speaking about the injustice's in the middle east regarding occupation, as well as the injustice's here in the US regarding same-sex couples.

I think this...

I think this song's purpose is to show the similarities and comparisons, they are comparing our current treatment of Same-Sex marriage and couples rights, to those of person(s) living in occupied middle-eastern states.

Hope this helps!

@thenike5 – How on Earth does someone interpret a Flobots song as being anti-gay marriage? Let alone this song? Many Flobots songs are the MCs (Jonny 5 (Jamie Laurie) and Brer Rabbit (Stephen Brackett), namely) putting themselves in another person's shoes to tell their story. They'll even rap from the perspective of the "bad guys" of the narrative at times, such as in "Handlebars," where Jonny 5 plays the part of two friends who drift apart and go on very different life paths. He sings from the perspective of the humble, compassionate, revolutionary friend who hasn't forgotten his roots and...

@thenike5 – How on Earth does someone interpret a Flobots song as being anti-gay marriage? Let alone this song? Many Flobots songs are the MCs (Jonny 5 (Jamie Laurie) and Brer Rabbit (Stephen Brackett), namely) putting themselves in another person's shoes to tell their story. They'll even rap from the perspective of the "bad guys" of the narrative at times, such as in "Handlebars," where Jonny 5 plays the part of two friends who drift apart and go on very different life paths. He sings from the perspective of the humble, compassionate, revolutionary friend who hasn't forgotten his roots and the people on the ground and from the perspective of the corporate, backstabbing, media-manipulating political figurehead who forces a surveillance state, hinders people's civil rights, and threatens nuclear holocaust as things escalate. Obviously, Jonny 5 is not speaking from his own experience in either of these cases (though he clearly closer resembles the former). He's telling a first-person story that shifts between different characters to get the message across.