This song is clearly about cases like the one regarding Daisy Coleman, where the victims of rape are turned into the villains and the monsters that commit the act aren't held responsible for their actions.
First he calls out the community of Maryville for their blatant and disturbing idea that what they did was right and that everyone should "mind their own business."
Then he calls out the failure of the legal system to uphold justice. The children, the ones who were responsible for the rape of Daisy Coleman, are presented as putting on their sunday best and playing to the crowd. They act like they're sorry, but they clearly are not. They play to the jury with fake tears and they decide that they have learned their lesson and their remorse is a good enough punishment.
He refers to the result of all the attention that the case got and the subsequent "running out" of the victim's family from their own town. It also mentions her spirit which I will get into later, regarding the title of the song. Then, they get to the main overarching point which is: this kind of system works against women because it's under the illusion that choice is something that everyone is granted freely, fairly and consistently. This is not true. The whole idea of rape is that you are taking the choice away from the victim. It is EVERYONE'S responsibility to ensure that men, women and children are continually granted the freedoms that they have a right too. And the only way we can do that is by changing the way we behave and how we treat women as a society.
Being born as a female into a body that you only own when others don't take it from you by force. It's intercut with lines like "lay back, sweetheart" which is something that might be said to one during rape. They also satirically ask the question, "What more could a lady ask for, then to be treated like a hole?" And the sad thing is, some men truly think this way.
Jadea's bridge talks about how delicate freedom is, being lost during the worst kinds of catastrophes. And worse than any jail time, is how this poor girl's mind is locked up by these events.
This last part with Rody lays it out clearly (and it's my favorite):
It doesn't matter who this girl is, no one is innocent if the ones guilty go free.
When we collectively raise these kinds of beasts through our own lack of proper instruction, then we have to take responsibility collectively for things like the rape of this child.
The title of the song refers to Plato's theory of the soul tripartite.
In his theory he has the three parts of the soul: Logical, Spirited and Appetitive.
The logical should rule with support from the spirited and the appetitive should obey.
A case like this clearly lays out what happens when the three parts are not in proper balance.
In this case, the legal system is spirited, but not bound by the logical, or perhaps the logical is misguided. The spirited could even be helping the appetitive and it's love of money-making.
The perpetrators clearly let their spirited soul give fuel to the flames of their appetitive and the result was the ruination of the victim.
Isn't that quite recent though? This was probably written about half a year ago. If I were to guess this song is about Rehtaeh Parsons, a Canadian case that involves the same circumstances as Maryville. In this case though the girl was seventeen years old and raped and video was circulated of said rape. The people who committed the rape got off with probation or something along those lines. She later committed suicide.
Isn't that quite recent though? This was probably written about half a year ago. If I were to guess this song is about Rehtaeh Parsons, a Canadian case that involves the same circumstances as Maryville. In this case though the girl was seventeen years old and raped and video was circulated of said rape. The people who committed the rape got off with probation or something along those lines. She later committed suicide.
While it might not be based off the Maryville case directly (the Nova Scotian one being more likely, as JustinNickers pointed out, especially since the band's Canadian), similar stories are popping up all over Canada and the US.
While it might not be based off the Maryville case directly (the Nova Scotian one being more likely, as JustinNickers pointed out, especially since the band's Canadian), similar stories are popping up all over Canada and the US.
Great point JustinNickers. I suppose the sentiments are the same regardless of the case. One question though, do you know who exactly the first two lines are referring too? It seems to be military types? "the blood you shed" but I'm not sure. I don't know of a case specifically where military types are involved.
Great point JustinNickers. I suppose the sentiments are the same regardless of the case. One question though, do you know who exactly the first two lines are referring too? It seems to be military types? "the blood you shed" but I'm not sure. I don't know of a case specifically where military types are involved.
I think Justin is wrong, and the OP is right in that it deals with the "Maryville Rape Case." Although it makes sense as to why you'd think it's Canadian-related due to the band's location, but the facts show other wise.
I think Justin is wrong, and the OP is right in that it deals with the "Maryville Rape Case." Although it makes sense as to why you'd think it's Canadian-related due to the band's location, but the facts show other wise.
Via Wikipedia: "The 14 year old girl was found outside her home after two to three hours in freezing weather while her friend had gone inside. One of the alleged rapists is the grandson of a former longtime member of the Missouri House of Representatives."
Via Wikipedia: "The 14 year old girl was found outside her home after two to three hours in freezing weather while her friend had gone inside. One of the alleged rapists is the grandson of a former longtime member of the Missouri House of Representatives."
this song clearly points both things out; the girl was waiting...
this song clearly points both things out; the girl was waiting on the cold "concrete floors" and the first lines "i forgot to thank you for the blood you said and your..." are clearly referring to the fact that one of the teenagers has a father working in government and probably has a military record.
This song is clearly about cases like the one regarding Daisy Coleman, where the victims of rape are turned into the villains and the monsters that commit the act aren't held responsible for their actions.
First he calls out the community of Maryville for their blatant and disturbing idea that what they did was right and that everyone should "mind their own business."
Then he calls out the failure of the legal system to uphold justice. The children, the ones who were responsible for the rape of Daisy Coleman, are presented as putting on their sunday best and playing to the crowd. They act like they're sorry, but they clearly are not. They play to the jury with fake tears and they decide that they have learned their lesson and their remorse is a good enough punishment.
He refers to the result of all the attention that the case got and the subsequent "running out" of the victim's family from their own town. It also mentions her spirit which I will get into later, regarding the title of the song. Then, they get to the main overarching point which is: this kind of system works against women because it's under the illusion that choice is something that everyone is granted freely, fairly and consistently. This is not true. The whole idea of rape is that you are taking the choice away from the victim. It is EVERYONE'S responsibility to ensure that men, women and children are continually granted the freedoms that they have a right too. And the only way we can do that is by changing the way we behave and how we treat women as a society.
Being born as a female into a body that you only own when others don't take it from you by force. It's intercut with lines like "lay back, sweetheart" which is something that might be said to one during rape. They also satirically ask the question, "What more could a lady ask for, then to be treated like a hole?" And the sad thing is, some men truly think this way.
Jadea's bridge talks about how delicate freedom is, being lost during the worst kinds of catastrophes. And worse than any jail time, is how this poor girl's mind is locked up by these events.
This last part with Rody lays it out clearly (and it's my favorite): It doesn't matter who this girl is, no one is innocent if the ones guilty go free. When we collectively raise these kinds of beasts through our own lack of proper instruction, then we have to take responsibility collectively for things like the rape of this child.
The title of the song refers to Plato's theory of the soul tripartite. In his theory he has the three parts of the soul: Logical, Spirited and Appetitive. The logical should rule with support from the spirited and the appetitive should obey.
A case like this clearly lays out what happens when the three parts are not in proper balance. In this case, the legal system is spirited, but not bound by the logical, or perhaps the logical is misguided. The spirited could even be helping the appetitive and it's love of money-making. The perpetrators clearly let their spirited soul give fuel to the flames of their appetitive and the result was the ruination of the victim.
Isn't that quite recent though? This was probably written about half a year ago. If I were to guess this song is about Rehtaeh Parsons, a Canadian case that involves the same circumstances as Maryville. In this case though the girl was seventeen years old and raped and video was circulated of said rape. The people who committed the rape got off with probation or something along those lines. She later committed suicide.
Isn't that quite recent though? This was probably written about half a year ago. If I were to guess this song is about Rehtaeh Parsons, a Canadian case that involves the same circumstances as Maryville. In this case though the girl was seventeen years old and raped and video was circulated of said rape. The people who committed the rape got off with probation or something along those lines. She later committed suicide.
While it might not be based off the Maryville case directly (the Nova Scotian one being more likely, as JustinNickers pointed out, especially since the band's Canadian), similar stories are popping up all over Canada and the US.
While it might not be based off the Maryville case directly (the Nova Scotian one being more likely, as JustinNickers pointed out, especially since the band's Canadian), similar stories are popping up all over Canada and the US.
Great point JustinNickers. I suppose the sentiments are the same regardless of the case. One question though, do you know who exactly the first two lines are referring too? It seems to be military types? "the blood you shed" but I'm not sure. I don't know of a case specifically where military types are involved.
Great point JustinNickers. I suppose the sentiments are the same regardless of the case. One question though, do you know who exactly the first two lines are referring too? It seems to be military types? "the blood you shed" but I'm not sure. I don't know of a case specifically where military types are involved.
I think Justin is wrong, and the OP is right in that it deals with the "Maryville Rape Case." Although it makes sense as to why you'd think it's Canadian-related due to the band's location, but the facts show other wise.
I think Justin is wrong, and the OP is right in that it deals with the "Maryville Rape Case." Although it makes sense as to why you'd think it's Canadian-related due to the band's location, but the facts show other wise.
Via Wikipedia: "The 14 year old girl was found outside her home after two to three hours in freezing weather while her friend had gone inside. One of the alleged rapists is the grandson of a former longtime member of the Missouri House of Representatives."
Via Wikipedia: "The 14 year old girl was found outside her home after two to three hours in freezing weather while her friend had gone inside. One of the alleged rapists is the grandson of a former longtime member of the Missouri House of Representatives."
this song clearly points both things out; the girl was waiting...
this song clearly points both things out; the girl was waiting on the cold "concrete floors" and the first lines "i forgot to thank you for the blood you said and your..." are clearly referring to the fact that one of the teenagers has a father working in government and probably has a military record.