I am not totally sure, but the tone and mood of this song, coupled with Sum Grrl's sassy vocals (which are absolutely perfect for this song) make me think this is an analysis/criticism of our society.
"WE ARE ALL THE COPS"
I almost think this line is in response to the number of times that police have been placed in the spotlight in recent years due to excessive force, abuse, and especially shooting/killing of unarmed individuals. I believe this line is directed towards the mob of people that froth at the mouth in outrage, but limit their response to an angry post on Facebook, but I also think it applies to just about everybody in this society. We can try to distance ourselves from the issues that we're seeing in society, specifically the issues with law enforcement, but eventually we have to realize that we are just as responsible to blame (WE ARE ALL THE COPS) if we continue to allow things we disagree with to go unchecked while doing sweet F.A. to change it.
The difficulty I have with this interpretation is that I have trouble seeing this band truly coming to the defense of law enforcement, but perhaps that's just one side. Rather than a criticism of society, perhaps it's a call-to-arms for everybody to step up and take action (99 and 1 percenters, dissenters and defenders, slum lords and renters), though the "a comedy of pretenders" line carries such a mocking tone that it really seems like it's call out the masses that act like they're apart from the problem instead of apart of it.
I am not totally sure, but the tone and mood of this song, coupled with Sum Grrl's sassy vocals (which are absolutely perfect for this song) make me think this is an analysis/criticism of our society.
"WE ARE ALL THE COPS"
I almost think this line is in response to the number of times that police have been placed in the spotlight in recent years due to excessive force, abuse, and especially shooting/killing of unarmed individuals. I believe this line is directed towards the mob of people that froth at the mouth in outrage, but limit their response to an angry post on Facebook, but I also think it applies to just about everybody in this society. We can try to distance ourselves from the issues that we're seeing in society, specifically the issues with law enforcement, but eventually we have to realize that we are just as responsible to blame (WE ARE ALL THE COPS) if we continue to allow things we disagree with to go unchecked while doing sweet F.A. to change it.
The difficulty I have with this interpretation is that I have trouble seeing this band truly coming to the defense of law enforcement, but perhaps that's just one side. Rather than a criticism of society, perhaps it's a call-to-arms for everybody to step up and take action (99 and 1 percenters, dissenters and defenders, slum lords and renters), though the "a comedy of pretenders" line carries such a mocking tone that it really seems like it's call out the masses that act like they're apart from the problem instead of apart of it.