First of all, I believe "warrior" is the correct word for these lyrics.
If you go and YouTube "Sir Ken Robinson - Do School's Kill Creativity." This song will make a lot more sense. First a few quotes:
"All children are born artists, the problem is to remain artists as we grow older"
Picasso
"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will grow up believing it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - “which is the mostest? which is the leastest?” They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: they heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart."
R. Buckminster Fuller, American engineer, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International (1895-1983)
Today's global society values profit over beauty, obedience over thinking.
Think about how beautiful the innocence of youth is. We see someone getting hurt and don't hesitate to call it wrong. This song's message is in the same vain as MGMT's "Kids" but more sinister.
Thom Yorke pointing out how we take these things for granted, tell people to "grow up," throw beauty away so that "the man who has everything," 1% of the super rich, can turn us into warriors. Society teaches "don't get raped" rather than "don't rape." Society teaches not to talk to strangers, don't trust others, etc. We're taught not to be musicians and dancers and philosophers because being a lawyer, banker or CEO will make you more money. It's no wonder the teen suicide rate is higher than it ever has been in decades. You'd think they wouldn't have done it if their friends took better care of them. What are "friends" nowadays anyway? Facebook numbers, it seems.
All through our lives and as we grow older, our individuality, creativity and what makes us beautiful as humans gets "chopped up" until we can look at violence and not care. We can see suffering and not give a shit. Eventually we're just slabs of meat going through the motions, alive but not living. 9 hours in a cubical. 9 hours at a cash register. Heart's still pumping.
If you're listening to a high quality version of this track, listen closely at 2:24. These are samples of human baby sounds.
I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.
It was never written in the bible that man was born evil. It says clearly in the scriptures that children are saved as they have no sin. So how is it that they are born evil?
It was never written in the bible that man was born evil. It says clearly in the scriptures that children are saved as they have no sin. So how is it that they are born evil?
I do not mean to offend any Christians, but if you think logically, if you believe in God, God is a kind, merciful pure being, so how could we be born evil, when we are created in his image?
I do not mean to offend any Christians, but if you think logically, if you believe in God, God is a kind, merciful pure being, so how could we be born evil, when we are created in his image?
My apologies, ilovejazz777. "Man is born with sin" is more accurate I believe. I should not be making generalizations towards all religious people as I only have basic experience with scripture. Nevertheless, this has been misinterpreted many times to support the myth that people are inherently selfish, wicked and cruel as if it were part of our DNA. I ardently believe that a loving society creates loving people. A monstrous society creates butchers. I believe this because I have traveled around the world to witness it myself.
My apologies, ilovejazz777. "Man is born with sin" is more accurate I believe. I should not be making generalizations towards all religious people as I only have basic experience with scripture. Nevertheless, this has been misinterpreted many times to support the myth that people are inherently selfish, wicked and cruel as if it were part of our DNA. I ardently believe that a loving society creates loving people. A monstrous society creates butchers. I believe this because I have traveled around the world to witness it myself.
The conviction that we are all rotten on the inside has...
The conviction that we are all rotten on the inside has been the basis behind "free market" capitalism over the decades. Otherwise, Scientific breakthroughs in psychology regarding the nature of human empathy, compassion and cooperation would not be making the headlines they are today. If scripture states that "children are saved as they have no sin," then I am grateful for its wisdom and sorry for my offensive oversight.
My main purpose was not to discuss religion, science, or even politics. I am merely here to express the awe I have for Radiohead's ability to transform a complex and sad idea into powerful poetry. I hope my post helps others appreciate this song to a similar degree.
born with "original sin." And, yes, I do know it all (since I'm going to quickly be accused of that:) If Eve had not forced that damn apple down Adam's throat we would all be perfect! Women!!!
born with "original sin." And, yes, I do know it all (since I'm going to quickly be accused of that:) If Eve had not forced that damn apple down Adam's throat we would all be perfect! Women!!!
''I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.''
''I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.''
''slitting the necks of pigs'' is how humankind has survived and will continue to do so unless we 'grow out' of this protein thing. To sum it up. I think that this previous statement has nothing to do with good or evil.
''slitting the necks of pigs'' is how humankind has survived and will continue to do so unless we 'grow out' of this protein thing. To sum it up. I think that this previous statement has nothing to do with good or evil.
I think that...
I think that slitting a pigs throat yourself might be less ignorant than letting some one else to it for you.. Better leave it to professionals, though..
I think that claiming what is normal in our society is far to complex.. Society is the sum of millions of 'variables'
It said that our economic system is to complex to be controlled in order to avoid economic crises, even if we had the best, smartest people around one table.
So we can't even model these complex processes accurately enough.. People working with AI's and robots say that our society acts like an AI(artificial intelligents).
Example: one engineer can't even build a Boeing passanger ariplane, They might have some sort of intuitive perception of what they need to build , but they dont know all the details. So such bigger machines, projects are designed based on collective knowledge. Lots of specialt together have the know-how to build it.
Human behaviour would probably be even more complex. It would be asking Every idividual why did he/she do That, at a frequent enough rate.
First of all, I believe "warrior" is the correct word for these lyrics.
If you go and YouTube "Sir Ken Robinson - Do School's Kill Creativity." This song will make a lot more sense. First a few quotes:
"All children are born artists, the problem is to remain artists as we grow older"
"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will grow up believing it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - “which is the mostest? which is the leastest?” They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: they heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart."
Today's global society values profit over beauty, obedience over thinking.
Think about how beautiful the innocence of youth is. We see someone getting hurt and don't hesitate to call it wrong. This song's message is in the same vain as MGMT's "Kids" but more sinister.
Thom Yorke pointing out how we take these things for granted, tell people to "grow up," throw beauty away so that "the man who has everything," 1% of the super rich, can turn us into warriors. Society teaches "don't get raped" rather than "don't rape." Society teaches not to talk to strangers, don't trust others, etc. We're taught not to be musicians and dancers and philosophers because being a lawyer, banker or CEO will make you more money. It's no wonder the teen suicide rate is higher than it ever has been in decades. You'd think they wouldn't have done it if their friends took better care of them. What are "friends" nowadays anyway? Facebook numbers, it seems.
All through our lives and as we grow older, our individuality, creativity and what makes us beautiful as humans gets "chopped up" until we can look at violence and not care. We can see suffering and not give a shit. Eventually we're just slabs of meat going through the motions, alive but not living. 9 hours in a cubical. 9 hours at a cash register. Heart's still pumping.
If you're listening to a high quality version of this track, listen closely at 2:24. These are samples of human baby sounds.
I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.
Stay beautiful, people.
It was never written in the bible that man was born evil. It says clearly in the scriptures that children are saved as they have no sin. So how is it that they are born evil?
It was never written in the bible that man was born evil. It says clearly in the scriptures that children are saved as they have no sin. So how is it that they are born evil?
I do not mean to offend any Christians, but if you think logically, if you believe in God, God is a kind, merciful pure being, so how could we be born evil, when we are created in his image?
I do not mean to offend any Christians, but if you think logically, if you believe in God, God is a kind, merciful pure being, so how could we be born evil, when we are created in his image?
My apologies, ilovejazz777. "Man is born with sin" is more accurate I believe. I should not be making generalizations towards all religious people as I only have basic experience with scripture. Nevertheless, this has been misinterpreted many times to support the myth that people are inherently selfish, wicked and cruel as if it were part of our DNA. I ardently believe that a loving society creates loving people. A monstrous society creates butchers. I believe this because I have traveled around the world to witness it myself.
My apologies, ilovejazz777. "Man is born with sin" is more accurate I believe. I should not be making generalizations towards all religious people as I only have basic experience with scripture. Nevertheless, this has been misinterpreted many times to support the myth that people are inherently selfish, wicked and cruel as if it were part of our DNA. I ardently believe that a loving society creates loving people. A monstrous society creates butchers. I believe this because I have traveled around the world to witness it myself.
The conviction that we are all rotten on the inside has...
The conviction that we are all rotten on the inside has been the basis behind "free market" capitalism over the decades. Otherwise, Scientific breakthroughs in psychology regarding the nature of human empathy, compassion and cooperation would not be making the headlines they are today. If scripture states that "children are saved as they have no sin," then I am grateful for its wisdom and sorry for my offensive oversight.
My main purpose was not to discuss religion, science, or even politics. I am merely here to express the awe I have for Radiohead's ability to transform a complex and sad idea into powerful poetry. I hope my post helps others appreciate this song to a similar degree.
born with "original sin." And, yes, I do know it all (since I'm going to quickly be accused of that:) If Eve had not forced that damn apple down Adam's throat we would all be perfect! Women!!!
born with "original sin." And, yes, I do know it all (since I'm going to quickly be accused of that:) If Eve had not forced that damn apple down Adam's throat we would all be perfect! Women!!!
This is so ironic.
This is so ironic.
I agree, for the most part.
I agree, for the most part.
''I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.''
''I used to never understand how anyone could grow up to end up breaking the necks of cows, slitting the necks of pigs, etc. The whole religious argument of "man is born evil" has been increasingly proven wrong. It's ignorant if you think this is normal.''
''slitting the necks of pigs'' is how humankind has survived and will continue to do so unless we 'grow out' of this protein thing. To sum it up. I think that this previous statement has nothing to do with good or evil.
''slitting the necks of pigs'' is how humankind has survived and will continue to do so unless we 'grow out' of this protein thing. To sum it up. I think that this previous statement has nothing to do with good or evil.
I think that...
I think that slitting a pigs throat yourself might be less ignorant than letting some one else to it for you.. Better leave it to professionals, though..
I think that claiming what is normal in our society is far to complex.. Society is the sum of millions of 'variables'
It said that our economic system is to complex to be controlled in order to avoid economic crises, even if we had the best, smartest people around one table. So we can't even model these complex processes accurately enough.. People working with AI's and robots say that our society acts like an AI(artificial intelligents).
Example: one engineer can't even build a Boeing passanger ariplane, They might have some sort of intuitive perception of what they need to build , but they dont know all the details. So such bigger machines, projects are designed based on collective knowledge. Lots of specialt together have the know-how to build it.
Human behaviour would probably be even more complex. It would be asking Every idividual why did he/she do That, at a frequent enough rate.