It's a very funny song, but also with serious meaning about finding happiness and purpose in life.
The characters are passive receptors of entertainment. The fact that there may be "nothing on" television hasn't stopped them and the listener is reminded that this is in fact quite a common occurrence. Television is supposed to a distraction, a diversion from life; the idea being that if you don't quite like what's going on in your life you can experience a different reality. But in an entertainment based culture, the roles switch places; instead of tv being something you do in between life, life becomes something you do in between tv sessions.
The characters comically do the unthinkable: they make their lives much more enjoyable than any TV show. Which is only a novel concept due to the perverted way that the entertainment industry usurped any agency we had in finding entertaining experiences. What's ironic about the song is the way that it makes what the characters end up doing seem strange and special. They're literally just living life the way it used to be lived before tv.
Sometimes I like to pretend that if I ever got tired of listening to Spotify that I'd just make songs for myself to listen to. The same way I make dinner for myself or make my bed. Life doesn't have to be about what others give you. Imagine making your own clothes, your own furniture, your own life!
There's lots more going on in the song but it's all easy to figure out so I'll let y'all do it your selves!
It's a very funny song, but also with serious meaning about finding happiness and purpose in life.
The characters are passive receptors of entertainment. The fact that there may be "nothing on" television hasn't stopped them and the listener is reminded that this is in fact quite a common occurrence. Television is supposed to a distraction, a diversion from life; the idea being that if you don't quite like what's going on in your life you can experience a different reality. But in an entertainment based culture, the roles switch places; instead of tv being something you do in between life, life becomes something you do in between tv sessions.
The characters comically do the unthinkable: they make their lives much more enjoyable than any TV show. Which is only a novel concept due to the perverted way that the entertainment industry usurped any agency we had in finding entertaining experiences. What's ironic about the song is the way that it makes what the characters end up doing seem strange and special. They're literally just living life the way it used to be lived before tv.
Sometimes I like to pretend that if I ever got tired of listening to Spotify that I'd just make songs for myself to listen to. The same way I make dinner for myself or make my bed. Life doesn't have to be about what others give you. Imagine making your own clothes, your own furniture, your own life!
There's lots more going on in the song but it's all easy to figure out so I'll let y'all do it your selves!