The greatest thing about music is that everyone can relate and interpret the same song in different ways.
Most people think the song is about how people over-glorify and worship celebrities. But instead I see the song as if a famous celebrity wrote the song from their point of view and they are explain the truth behind all the lies of Hollywood
Let me explain in more detail
Quotes like: " All we are is entertainment, caught up in our own derangement, tell us what to say and what to do."
" We've learned to sing and dance and cry on cue" and
"We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life. Confined to pull out quotes and hotel rooms."
This explains to us how celebrity status isn't as amazing as it seems to be, all these famous people are perceived to have perfect lives but in reality everything they say and do are directed by other humans. They can't live their on lives like they should be because they constantly have paparazzi watching their every move and managers who dictate their every move for more money.
Also some lines in the song refer to celebrities being not so different from you basically explaining it's nothing special, like:
"All we are are pretty faces, Picture perfect bottled rage. Package synthesized versions of you"
Most people interpret this quote from the song as normal people attempting to be as good looking as the celebrities and normal people looking up to them. Instead I see it as a celebrity saying that they are just as normal as any other person but all their pain and suffering are hidden by make up and lies. It indicates that celebrities are just like normal people hence "Packaged synthesized versions of you" but their real emotions are covered up. some are happy, some are depressed and some are even suicidal. (Reason why there have been a lot of celebrity drug overdose deaths).
And finally the quote:
"We all scream California and it's toppling empire"
It's hinting at the toppling of the "Californian Empire" because it's starting to crumble at the base as people start to discover the truth behind Hollywood and they start to understand that celebrities aren't all mighty gods.
This is my fav song, listened to it thousands of times. Not saying I'm an expert on the subject but this is just how I've always seen the song and it's one of the reason why it's soo fucking good
@TheGivingTree Actually I think you're right. I also thought the song to be about people trying to become what they see on the media, but in fact this song is about performers in the media losing who they are and instead sculpting themselves into what the general public want them to become. All the verses in the song now make a lot more sense when you think of it through that perspective. They all scream California because that is where many artists want to end up. However, the industry isnt stable, thus "toppling". I am almost positive that the message...
@TheGivingTree Actually I think you're right. I also thought the song to be about people trying to become what they see on the media, but in fact this song is about performers in the media losing who they are and instead sculpting themselves into what the general public want them to become. All the verses in the song now make a lot more sense when you think of it through that perspective. They all scream California because that is where many artists want to end up. However, the industry isnt stable, thus "toppling". I am almost positive that the message is about he artists now.
The greatest thing about music is that everyone can relate and interpret the same song in different ways.
Most people think the song is about how people over-glorify and worship celebrities. But instead I see the song as if a famous celebrity wrote the song from their point of view and they are explain the truth behind all the lies of Hollywood
Let me explain in more detail
Quotes like: " All we are is entertainment, caught up in our own derangement, tell us what to say and what to do." " We've learned to sing and dance and cry on cue" and "We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life. Confined to pull out quotes and hotel rooms."
This explains to us how celebrity status isn't as amazing as it seems to be, all these famous people are perceived to have perfect lives but in reality everything they say and do are directed by other humans. They can't live their on lives like they should be because they constantly have paparazzi watching their every move and managers who dictate their every move for more money.
Also some lines in the song refer to celebrities being not so different from you basically explaining it's nothing special, like: "All we are are pretty faces, Picture perfect bottled rage. Package synthesized versions of you"
Most people interpret this quote from the song as normal people attempting to be as good looking as the celebrities and normal people looking up to them. Instead I see it as a celebrity saying that they are just as normal as any other person but all their pain and suffering are hidden by make up and lies. It indicates that celebrities are just like normal people hence "Packaged synthesized versions of you" but their real emotions are covered up. some are happy, some are depressed and some are even suicidal. (Reason why there have been a lot of celebrity drug overdose deaths).
And finally the quote: "We all scream California and it's toppling empire"
It's hinting at the toppling of the "Californian Empire" because it's starting to crumble at the base as people start to discover the truth behind Hollywood and they start to understand that celebrities aren't all mighty gods.
This is my fav song, listened to it thousands of times. Not saying I'm an expert on the subject but this is just how I've always seen the song and it's one of the reason why it's soo fucking good
@TheGivingTree Actually I think you're right. I also thought the song to be about people trying to become what they see on the media, but in fact this song is about performers in the media losing who they are and instead sculpting themselves into what the general public want them to become. All the verses in the song now make a lot more sense when you think of it through that perspective. They all scream California because that is where many artists want to end up. However, the industry isnt stable, thus "toppling". I am almost positive that the message...
@TheGivingTree Actually I think you're right. I also thought the song to be about people trying to become what they see on the media, but in fact this song is about performers in the media losing who they are and instead sculpting themselves into what the general public want them to become. All the verses in the song now make a lot more sense when you think of it through that perspective. They all scream California because that is where many artists want to end up. However, the industry isnt stable, thus "toppling". I am almost positive that the message is about he artists now.
Great observation!