Like most Deerhoof songs, I think there's more meaning to the lyrics here than there might seem. I think it's about how confused and messed up our society is when it comes to confronting evil and war crimes - we look for Hollywood narratives about incoming atomic bombs and brave generals, or, failing that, maybe empowered citizen journalists winding up their cameras and jumping into the fray. But what good does any of this spastic activity really do against evil? Is Hollywood the good or evil team's barracks? The most everyone can really do when faced with evil beyond their controlling is to just sing. The "everyone, everyone sing" refrain manages to be simultaneously cynical and earnest. Awesome.
Like most Deerhoof songs, I think there's more meaning to the lyrics here than there might seem. I think it's about how confused and messed up our society is when it comes to confronting evil and war crimes - we look for Hollywood narratives about incoming atomic bombs and brave generals, or, failing that, maybe empowered citizen journalists winding up their cameras and jumping into the fray. But what good does any of this spastic activity really do against evil? Is Hollywood the good or evil team's barracks? The most everyone can really do when faced with evil beyond their controlling is to just sing. The "everyone, everyone sing" refrain manages to be simultaneously cynical and earnest. Awesome.