this isn't an apology or explanation... or a goodbye to punk rock. It's a nostalgiac recall of his naivete. Sorry to tell you young guys, but wait until you get to your mid 20s and then listen to this song and you will understand what Gabel means. I won't comment on whether it's apathy or enlightenment... but it's natural and rational in this age. I am all for a utopian society but as Gable says "All I saw was a bloodless ideology with freedom as their doctrine"
i am in my mid twenties, actually, and i completely understand the point of view that this song was written from. everyone can think back to their younger, more idealistic days. however, not everyone writes songs about it. against me has taken more flak than any other recent band that i can recall about "selling out" and compromising their ideals, and i think it's absurd to think that tom wasn't thinking about that when he wrote this song. my comment was really more flippant than anything, of course it's "about" more than just an apology, but i sincerely doubt he...
i am in my mid twenties, actually, and i completely understand the point of view that this song was written from. everyone can think back to their younger, more idealistic days. however, not everyone writes songs about it. against me has taken more flak than any other recent band that i can recall about "selling out" and compromising their ideals, and i think it's absurd to think that tom wasn't thinking about that when he wrote this song. my comment was really more flippant than anything, of course it's "about" more than just an apology, but i sincerely doubt he wrote it simply because he found himself gripped in nostalgia one evening.
this isn't an apology or explanation... or a goodbye to punk rock. It's a nostalgiac recall of his naivete. Sorry to tell you young guys, but wait until you get to your mid 20s and then listen to this song and you will understand what Gabel means. I won't comment on whether it's apathy or enlightenment... but it's natural and rational in this age. I am all for a utopian society but as Gable says "All I saw was a bloodless ideology with freedom as their doctrine"
i am in my mid twenties, actually, and i completely understand the point of view that this song was written from. everyone can think back to their younger, more idealistic days. however, not everyone writes songs about it. against me has taken more flak than any other recent band that i can recall about "selling out" and compromising their ideals, and i think it's absurd to think that tom wasn't thinking about that when he wrote this song. my comment was really more flippant than anything, of course it's "about" more than just an apology, but i sincerely doubt he...
i am in my mid twenties, actually, and i completely understand the point of view that this song was written from. everyone can think back to their younger, more idealistic days. however, not everyone writes songs about it. against me has taken more flak than any other recent band that i can recall about "selling out" and compromising their ideals, and i think it's absurd to think that tom wasn't thinking about that when he wrote this song. my comment was really more flippant than anything, of course it's "about" more than just an apology, but i sincerely doubt he wrote it simply because he found himself gripped in nostalgia one evening.