It's about the media and politics of the US and the UK in 2016, playing on natural fears and encouraging people to mistrust and accuse each other. Witch hunts have always been popular, but social norms were in place not to rush to conclusions or take unfair action... but this year that all seems to be eroded. All opinion is expressed in the form of violent disagreement with some other opinion, or more likely a person or group representing it. Beneath the song's lyrics is the plea that this is dangerous, counterproductive, and misguided.
The UK referendum on leaving the European Union, and the 2016 US presidential election, were won through paranoia, propaganda, and intimidation designed to get people fearing and vilifying each other. FEAR WON. Demonizing others feels good in the short term but destroys us in the end.
Love the tension that the fevered strings section adds. It was cool to see them play the cellos live too, they opened the concert with this.
@interpretator I doubt it is about politics in 2016, considering the song was released in 2016 and would have been written prior to the key events you mentioned. Claymation is also a very time-consuming process so the production of the video alone would've taken some months at least. The biggest thing however, is that this song almosts mirrors the exact plot of the British horror movie 'the wicker man'. I expect this was the main inspiration for the song and the political tension in the western world at the time of the song's recording and production would have made it...
@interpretator I doubt it is about politics in 2016, considering the song was released in 2016 and would have been written prior to the key events you mentioned. Claymation is also a very time-consuming process so the production of the video alone would've taken some months at least. The biggest thing however, is that this song almosts mirrors the exact plot of the British horror movie 'the wicker man'. I expect this was the main inspiration for the song and the political tension in the western world at the time of the song's recording and production would have made it an apt time to release it, considering the similar themes in both the movie and the political times
@interpretator@jacinta143 the writing was on the wall for a while though, wasn't like it just suddenly appeared in 2016 ... there was a lot of leading up to those events for several years.
@interpretator@jacinta143 the writing was on the wall for a while though, wasn't like it just suddenly appeared in 2016 ... there was a lot of leading up to those events for several years.
It's about the media and politics of the US and the UK in 2016, playing on natural fears and encouraging people to mistrust and accuse each other. Witch hunts have always been popular, but social norms were in place not to rush to conclusions or take unfair action... but this year that all seems to be eroded. All opinion is expressed in the form of violent disagreement with some other opinion, or more likely a person or group representing it. Beneath the song's lyrics is the plea that this is dangerous, counterproductive, and misguided.
The UK referendum on leaving the European Union, and the 2016 US presidential election, were won through paranoia, propaganda, and intimidation designed to get people fearing and vilifying each other. FEAR WON. Demonizing others feels good in the short term but destroys us in the end.
Love the tension that the fevered strings section adds. It was cool to see them play the cellos live too, they opened the concert with this.
@interpretator I doubt it is about politics in 2016, considering the song was released in 2016 and would have been written prior to the key events you mentioned. Claymation is also a very time-consuming process so the production of the video alone would've taken some months at least. The biggest thing however, is that this song almosts mirrors the exact plot of the British horror movie 'the wicker man'. I expect this was the main inspiration for the song and the political tension in the western world at the time of the song's recording and production would have made it...
@interpretator I doubt it is about politics in 2016, considering the song was released in 2016 and would have been written prior to the key events you mentioned. Claymation is also a very time-consuming process so the production of the video alone would've taken some months at least. The biggest thing however, is that this song almosts mirrors the exact plot of the British horror movie 'the wicker man'. I expect this was the main inspiration for the song and the political tension in the western world at the time of the song's recording and production would have made it an apt time to release it, considering the similar themes in both the movie and the political times
@interpretator @jacinta143 the writing was on the wall for a while though, wasn't like it just suddenly appeared in 2016 ... there was a lot of leading up to those events for several years.
@interpretator @jacinta143 the writing was on the wall for a while though, wasn't like it just suddenly appeared in 2016 ... there was a lot of leading up to those events for several years.
I personally don't think it is about that though
I personally don't think it is about that though