Perhaps it's wrong to color a person's perception about lyrics like this and it robs them of the experience of understanding what it's about. On the other hand, judging from the number of posts for DIMD and the nature of the subject matter, someone might as well do it.
I think the meaning behind unDeveloped lies between the external ideas and the individual thinking them.
And so an individual compromises their message for money or some other reason? But I guess it's OK because it's not like anyone's dying. The message isn't that important. And the person creating the message is bleeding all over the "page" while creating it but maybe it's looked at in a different light, it's marginalized. Kind of like, you can't be taken seriously because you're screaming on a stage wearing makeup and flailing around. Also, as everyone knows, blaming people for things never gets anything done anyways.
Could also be people who are compromised. You have to do things for money that you wouldn't do other wise, you're compromised by this system.
Self-protection, and watching out for your own situation first and foremost, condemns you to a certain life, and a certain way of dealing with the world. And progress is stifled when everyone adopts this thought process because they can only sacrifice so much of their own existence to help another person or attempt to enact some sort of change on this planet.
And I suppose the "lie" is that we aren't all connected. That each person is their own individual separated from the rest of the world. Although, the lie could also be the selfishness that is created by our economic system. Or the general "construct" idea that permeates unDeveloped. Bottom line being that when each person thinks only of themselves and their own situation (which is what our economic system specifically encourages you to do, that's the whole point of it) the world turns into the pile of shit we're looking at these days. And the future experiences steady degradation, but it's no problem because at least the predecessors had a good time spewing garbage everywhere.
There might be another layer to this track too about how people devise a variety of strategies to protect themselves socially, among other ways. Instead of saying what's really going on, what's really on their mind, people bite their tongues because they're afraid of what others might think of them if they speak up. And so they protect themselves by further accepting the state of things and not "rocking the boat" so to speak. And so now these people are free to worry about the world and they'll keep the peace by not standing up and saying anything.
But this song probably goes even deeper than that into letting go of one's ego and attachment to self. In my opinion, that's the person who's "knocking on their knees." He can't let go of that ego and it keeps him stagnant, and further, the whole world stagnant.
I think everything's "full of shit" because this self-protective behavior is akin to lying. People increasingly bite their tongue and do not voice their concerns and desire for change and in doing so are essentially lying. Everyone's full of shit. Basically, suppression of the truth, even on the most basic individual level, is the biggest problem we face.
And as a result, the future we're left with is getting exponentially worse, but it's OK because you'll be dead before you feel the effects of any of this (hopefully?). You'll be fine, so nothing to worry about really. And the future of our species? well that's the future's problem, we can only be held responsible for our own tiny existence. We have to worry about our own situation after all, can't worry about everyone else. And so on and so on...
Also, you can look at this song as being directed at the "fans" similar to the lyrics of "Comedown."
Perhaps it's wrong to color a person's perception about lyrics like this and it robs them of the experience of understanding what it's about. On the other hand, judging from the number of posts for DIMD and the nature of the subject matter, someone might as well do it.
I think the meaning behind unDeveloped lies between the external ideas and the individual thinking them.
And so an individual compromises their message for money or some other reason? But I guess it's OK because it's not like anyone's dying. The message isn't that important. And the person creating the message is bleeding all over the "page" while creating it but maybe it's looked at in a different light, it's marginalized. Kind of like, you can't be taken seriously because you're screaming on a stage wearing makeup and flailing around. Also, as everyone knows, blaming people for things never gets anything done anyways.
Could also be people who are compromised. You have to do things for money that you wouldn't do other wise, you're compromised by this system.
Self-protection, and watching out for your own situation first and foremost, condemns you to a certain life, and a certain way of dealing with the world. And progress is stifled when everyone adopts this thought process because they can only sacrifice so much of their own existence to help another person or attempt to enact some sort of change on this planet.
And I suppose the "lie" is that we aren't all connected. That each person is their own individual separated from the rest of the world. Although, the lie could also be the selfishness that is created by our economic system. Or the general "construct" idea that permeates unDeveloped. Bottom line being that when each person thinks only of themselves and their own situation (which is what our economic system specifically encourages you to do, that's the whole point of it) the world turns into the pile of shit we're looking at these days. And the future experiences steady degradation, but it's no problem because at least the predecessors had a good time spewing garbage everywhere.
There might be another layer to this track too about how people devise a variety of strategies to protect themselves socially, among other ways. Instead of saying what's really going on, what's really on their mind, people bite their tongues because they're afraid of what others might think of them if they speak up. And so they protect themselves by further accepting the state of things and not "rocking the boat" so to speak. And so now these people are free to worry about the world and they'll keep the peace by not standing up and saying anything.
But this song probably goes even deeper than that into letting go of one's ego and attachment to self. In my opinion, that's the person who's "knocking on their knees." He can't let go of that ego and it keeps him stagnant, and further, the whole world stagnant.
I think everything's "full of shit" because this self-protective behavior is akin to lying. People increasingly bite their tongue and do not voice their concerns and desire for change and in doing so are essentially lying. Everyone's full of shit. Basically, suppression of the truth, even on the most basic individual level, is the biggest problem we face.
And as a result, the future we're left with is getting exponentially worse, but it's OK because you'll be dead before you feel the effects of any of this (hopefully?). You'll be fine, so nothing to worry about really. And the future of our species? well that's the future's problem, we can only be held responsible for our own tiny existence. We have to worry about our own situation after all, can't worry about everyone else. And so on and so on...
Also, you can look at this song as being directed at the "fans" similar to the lyrics of "Comedown."