Ok I'll give this a go - this song is about people (specifically young Americans hence the term 'pledge allegiance') never being satisfied with what they have, and in doing so, abandoning the truly important things like family values. Demanding more and more, 'pretending' that they have 'everything' on social media. It's never enough, 'turning speakers up till they break'. They are unfortunately encouraged by all today's crappy music that glorifies this mentality 'every song Ive ever heard is playing at the same time it's absurd'. Much like 'reflektor', 'the sprawl', 'neighborhoods' and many other arcade fire songs, it's a clever condemnation of today's misguided youth.
Ok I'll give this a go - this song is about people (specifically young Americans hence the term 'pledge allegiance') never being satisfied with what they have, and in doing so, abandoning the truly important things like family values. Demanding more and more, 'pretending' that they have 'everything' on social media. It's never enough, 'turning speakers up till they break'. They are unfortunately encouraged by all today's crappy music that glorifies this mentality 'every song Ive ever heard is playing at the same time it's absurd'. Much like 'reflektor', 'the sprawl', 'neighborhoods' and many other arcade fire songs, it's a clever condemnation of today's misguided youth.