Everybody says this song is about soccer (football). I always thought this song was about British colonialism, and how it ultimately led to an influx of foreign-born immigrants back "home" in England. Consider the following line. "We will descend on anyone unable to defend themselves." I thought this was about Europeans using guns to conquer and subdue indigenous populations who did not have access to the same kind of technology. There is another line... "the songs we sing; they're not supposed to mean a thing." I thought this was about the cultural void that exists in European societies, who lack sacred songs and a strong oral tradition. There are other lines too. "The turnstiles make us hostile," means British people are angry about immigrants being processed at their boarders, and "we are the last truly British people" means white (Anglo-Saxon) people in Britain are becoming a thing of the past. Shows how much I know, huh?
Everybody says this song is about soccer (football). I always thought this song was about British colonialism, and how it ultimately led to an influx of foreign-born immigrants back "home" in England. Consider the following line. "We will descend on anyone unable to defend themselves." I thought this was about Europeans using guns to conquer and subdue indigenous populations who did not have access to the same kind of technology. There is another line... "the songs we sing; they're not supposed to mean a thing." I thought this was about the cultural void that exists in European societies, who lack sacred songs and a strong oral tradition. There are other lines too. "The turnstiles make us hostile," means British people are angry about immigrants being processed at their boarders, and "we are the last truly British people" means white (Anglo-Saxon) people in Britain are becoming a thing of the past. Shows how much I know, huh?