A song about the way people perceive normalcy, that can be interpreted on a personal scale and on a sociological scale. The opening verse seems to be about a child who is unsure of whether he is normal or not based on the standards of his peers ("Waiting after school, you want to know if you're a normal person too/ well, are you?"), and in this case, the normalcy seems to be bullying, or simply a power struggle ("Is anyone as cruel as a normal person?").
I take it that the main message of the song is how this cruelty or power-struggle is now perceived as normal in modern-day society. Let's face it: here in America, we live in an individualistic society. We aren't condemned for hording wealth, taking short cuts to get to the top, or only looking out for ourselves. We are subtly encouraged to do these very things. What is the main message behind all TV commercials? "It's all about you." All about the individual. Therefore, no one perceives it as weird when people exercise their power on each other or act cruel. It's just a means for the individual to get what they want.
A song about the way people perceive normalcy, that can be interpreted on a personal scale and on a sociological scale. The opening verse seems to be about a child who is unsure of whether he is normal or not based on the standards of his peers ("Waiting after school, you want to know if you're a normal person too/ well, are you?"), and in this case, the normalcy seems to be bullying, or simply a power struggle ("Is anyone as cruel as a normal person?"). I take it that the main message of the song is how this cruelty or power-struggle is now perceived as normal in modern-day society. Let's face it: here in America, we live in an individualistic society. We aren't condemned for hording wealth, taking short cuts to get to the top, or only looking out for ourselves. We are subtly encouraged to do these very things. What is the main message behind all TV commercials? "It's all about you." All about the individual. Therefore, no one perceives it as weird when people exercise their power on each other or act cruel. It's just a means for the individual to get what they want.