in the album sleeve in the bottom corner of this song's lyrics, it reads "READ: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. WATCH: Collapse, Countdown to Zero, Capitalism: A Love Story, The Cove." I don't know much about these books and films, but thought this might help someone else interpret the song
I don't think they relate except that those books embody many of the ideals held by Rise Against (environmentalism, anti-capitalism, etc). They probably would help broaden your appreciation of their music some though, if only to keep up with the issues that Rise Against finds important.
I don't think they relate except that those books embody many of the ideals held by Rise Against (environmentalism, anti-capitalism, etc). They probably would help broaden your appreciation of their music some though, if only to keep up with the issues that Rise Against finds important.
yeah they just like to put in references to the real world. i can't remember which album this was in (might have been endgame) but there was a quote from picasso that made me want to cry (or rearrange my life a little bit). that's the thing about rise against. it's not just random noises, lyrics about sex and wailing into a microphone (though that music is badass) they look around our world, seeing how screwed up it is and then writing this souls into this music. they are a great band. the references to the books and movies probably...
yeah they just like to put in references to the real world. i can't remember which album this was in (might have been endgame) but there was a quote from picasso that made me want to cry (or rearrange my life a little bit). that's the thing about rise against. it's not just random noises, lyrics about sex and wailing into a microphone (though that music is badass) they look around our world, seeing how screwed up it is and then writing this souls into this music. they are a great band. the references to the books and movies probably relate to some topics they touch in their songs or just things people should know about our world.
in the album sleeve in the bottom corner of this song's lyrics, it reads "READ: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. WATCH: Collapse, Countdown to Zero, Capitalism: A Love Story, The Cove." I don't know much about these books and films, but thought this might help someone else interpret the song
I don't think they relate except that those books embody many of the ideals held by Rise Against (environmentalism, anti-capitalism, etc). They probably would help broaden your appreciation of their music some though, if only to keep up with the issues that Rise Against finds important.
I don't think they relate except that those books embody many of the ideals held by Rise Against (environmentalism, anti-capitalism, etc). They probably would help broaden your appreciation of their music some though, if only to keep up with the issues that Rise Against finds important.
yeah they just like to put in references to the real world. i can't remember which album this was in (might have been endgame) but there was a quote from picasso that made me want to cry (or rearrange my life a little bit). that's the thing about rise against. it's not just random noises, lyrics about sex and wailing into a microphone (though that music is badass) they look around our world, seeing how screwed up it is and then writing this souls into this music. they are a great band. the references to the books and movies probably...
yeah they just like to put in references to the real world. i can't remember which album this was in (might have been endgame) but there was a quote from picasso that made me want to cry (or rearrange my life a little bit). that's the thing about rise against. it's not just random noises, lyrics about sex and wailing into a microphone (though that music is badass) they look around our world, seeing how screwed up it is and then writing this souls into this music. they are a great band. the references to the books and movies probably relate to some topics they touch in their songs or just things people should know about our world.