Wow, some of you may be looking to deeply into this one, this is not any grand social commentary or an attack on the human condition, it is not about war or violence. Look back to your feelings as a young adult when you thought your self to be unstoppable, that you had the ability to impact the world and nothing to hold you back, that is what this song is about. There is no sense of a "downward spiral" or "de-evolution" it's about feeling on top and being the future.
P.S. the "big word" is free.
The power of this song is precisely how complex it is. It is so honest. There is an admission that, in part, we love violence, and we don't want to be free of it. There is complexity everywhere in this lyric. For example, "Everyone a rager, but secretly they're saviors."
The power of this song is precisely how complex it is. It is so honest. There is an admission that, in part, we love violence, and we don't want to be free of it. There is complexity everywhere in this lyric. For example, "Everyone a rager, but secretly they're saviors."
The puffed up gladiator voice even tries to be sensitive to the diversity of feelings in the gang, "I don't ever think about death. It's alright if you do, it's fine." Even that sensitivity to others' feelings about death is a powerful critique of the gladiator mentality and...
The puffed up gladiator voice even tries to be sensitive to the diversity of feelings in the gang, "I don't ever think about death. It's alright if you do, it's fine." Even that sensitivity to others' feelings about death is a powerful critique of the gladiator mentality and of the current state of humanity.
The fact that the song may suck someone in (especially a young person) to think that this is a celebration of teen clarity and teen power makes the song even stronger in its ultimate ability to get under your skin and start questioning the gladiating each of us does in our lives.
Wow, some of you may be looking to deeply into this one, this is not any grand social commentary or an attack on the human condition, it is not about war or violence. Look back to your feelings as a young adult when you thought your self to be unstoppable, that you had the ability to impact the world and nothing to hold you back, that is what this song is about. There is no sense of a "downward spiral" or "de-evolution" it's about feeling on top and being the future. P.S. the "big word" is free.
The power of this song is precisely how complex it is. It is so honest. There is an admission that, in part, we love violence, and we don't want to be free of it. There is complexity everywhere in this lyric. For example, "Everyone a rager, but secretly they're saviors."
The power of this song is precisely how complex it is. It is so honest. There is an admission that, in part, we love violence, and we don't want to be free of it. There is complexity everywhere in this lyric. For example, "Everyone a rager, but secretly they're saviors."
The puffed up gladiator voice even tries to be sensitive to the diversity of feelings in the gang, "I don't ever think about death. It's alright if you do, it's fine." Even that sensitivity to others' feelings about death is a powerful critique of the gladiator mentality and...
The puffed up gladiator voice even tries to be sensitive to the diversity of feelings in the gang, "I don't ever think about death. It's alright if you do, it's fine." Even that sensitivity to others' feelings about death is a powerful critique of the gladiator mentality and of the current state of humanity.
The fact that the song may suck someone in (especially a young person) to think that this is a celebration of teen clarity and teen power makes the song even stronger in its ultimate ability to get under your skin and start questioning the gladiating each of us does in our lives.