Generally, I think this song is about growing up and the pain this brings along. It's a scream of pain directed to all those adults who think that young people have nothing to worry about and don't take youngsters seriously. She is opposing strongly to this general illusion of a carefree youth.
"We are the reckless we are the wild youth" to me is meant in an ironic way and is the bottomline of the song, cause clearly this person doesn't feel reckless and wild. At least not in a carefree way as young people are generally supposed to be.
She is painting an image of her generation: young people who have no clue where to go and how to live life.
They (want to) die before they grow old (be it by suicide, traffic accidents, drugs,...).
They set fire to their insides for fun (literally by smoking sigarettes, but also metaphorical by revolting and experimenting with extreme opinions)
They don't understand love.
They are just trying...and hurting. The way of life doesn't seem to make sense.
She lost her home (=childhood or feeling of safety) and some particular event or person caused it. She blames this person for it.
No matter how dark the song is, somehow I feel she knows this is just how life goes and that's why she is not keeping the song on a strictly personal level, but is also reaching out to others with sentences like "if you're still in love than you are the lucky ones". She does know love or a feeling of home is possible, but at this moment she just doesn't believe it is meant for her, because she is aching too much.
Though don't you think that the part
"We are the reckless
We are the wild youth
Chasing visions of our futures
One day we'll reveal the truth
That one will die before he gets there"
Though don't you think that the part
"We are the reckless
We are the wild youth
Chasing visions of our futures
One day we'll reveal the truth
That one will die before he gets there"
Means something like...Striving for something you want so bad in our future, you are reckless, you are wild, you strive so much. But then it reveals that you one day "die" before you get there. Or you actually fail for what you want/you failed for what you fought so hard for.
Means something like...Striving for something you want so bad in our future, you are reckless, you are wild, you strive so much. But then it reveals that you one day "die" before you get there. Or you actually fail for what you want/you failed for what you fought so hard for.
Generally, I think this song is about growing up and the pain this brings along. It's a scream of pain directed to all those adults who think that young people have nothing to worry about and don't take youngsters seriously. She is opposing strongly to this general illusion of a carefree youth.
"We are the reckless we are the wild youth" to me is meant in an ironic way and is the bottomline of the song, cause clearly this person doesn't feel reckless and wild. At least not in a carefree way as young people are generally supposed to be.
She is painting an image of her generation: young people who have no clue where to go and how to live life. They (want to) die before they grow old (be it by suicide, traffic accidents, drugs,...). They set fire to their insides for fun (literally by smoking sigarettes, but also metaphorical by revolting and experimenting with extreme opinions) They don't understand love. They are just trying...and hurting. The way of life doesn't seem to make sense.
She lost her home (=childhood or feeling of safety) and some particular event or person caused it. She blames this person for it.
No matter how dark the song is, somehow I feel she knows this is just how life goes and that's why she is not keeping the song on a strictly personal level, but is also reaching out to others with sentences like "if you're still in love than you are the lucky ones". She does know love or a feeling of home is possible, but at this moment she just doesn't believe it is meant for her, because she is aching too much.
Perfectly said.
Perfectly said.
Yes, that's really well explained.
Yes, that's really well explained.
Though don't you think that the part "We are the reckless We are the wild youth Chasing visions of our futures One day we'll reveal the truth That one will die before he gets there"
Though don't you think that the part "We are the reckless We are the wild youth Chasing visions of our futures One day we'll reveal the truth That one will die before he gets there"
Means something like...Striving for something you want so bad in our future, you are reckless, you are wild, you strive so much. But then it reveals that you one day "die" before you get there. Or you actually fail for what you want/you failed for what you fought so hard for.
Means something like...Striving for something you want so bad in our future, you are reckless, you are wild, you strive so much. But then it reveals that you one day "die" before you get there. Or you actually fail for what you want/you failed for what you fought so hard for.
@Belgica This summary is amazing and so insightful. I give you so much credit for bringing the meaning to this song to life!
@Belgica This summary is amazing and so insightful. I give you so much credit for bringing the meaning to this song to life!