For what it's worth, there seems to be two meanings from this song- from the lyrics alone- I think it is about lost love and trying to forget the past where everything reminds him of the girl (she may have even taken her own life- 'I hate this, I hate this') and he wants to move on and see the town as he used to growing up.
From the video, however, I get the sense that it's about taking back our country- to bring back the factories and manufacturing and jobs, the 'mom and pop' stores - the good old 'made in America' label - a time when English was the only language spoken and before the Walmarts of the world invaded towns. A time when pride in your community and country and working hard made America strong. The cemetery in the beginning is the lost America, the quaint, towns gone. The background looks like a wasteland representing lost jobs that have gone overseas. The rich woman is the 'take over', the greed of corporate America to make more money at the expense of lower paying jobs or lost jobs overseas or even foreigners buying up our land and businesses. It's an ode to the times when life was simpler and I'm proud to be American- born and bred ruled. Apple pie, baseball, Sunday picnics with the family, having real conversations instead of texting . . . okay, I'll stop now.
For what it's worth, there seems to be two meanings from this song- from the lyrics alone- I think it is about lost love and trying to forget the past where everything reminds him of the girl (she may have even taken her own life- 'I hate this, I hate this') and he wants to move on and see the town as he used to growing up.
From the video, however, I get the sense that it's about taking back our country- to bring back the factories and manufacturing and jobs, the 'mom and pop' stores - the good old 'made in America' label - a time when English was the only language spoken and before the Walmarts of the world invaded towns. A time when pride in your community and country and working hard made America strong. The cemetery in the beginning is the lost America, the quaint, towns gone. The background looks like a wasteland representing lost jobs that have gone overseas. The rich woman is the 'take over', the greed of corporate America to make more money at the expense of lower paying jobs or lost jobs overseas or even foreigners buying up our land and businesses. It's an ode to the times when life was simpler and I'm proud to be American- born and bred ruled. Apple pie, baseball, Sunday picnics with the family, having real conversations instead of texting . . . okay, I'll stop now.