This song takes the standard dystopian family, and rather than have the description sound as miserable as the family, Godforbid makes it ironically sound like a catchy intro song to a stereotypical 1950s family show.
In this case, Godforbid takes it and makes it darker; the tone of the song seems to portray it like the family is barely functional. The mom's a drug addict single mom. Their dad has no interest in caring for them. Both parents were too young to care for kids, and these kids themselves feel like they have to fend for themselves.
The song's melody is a cardboard cutout of a perfect 1950s family comedy show, while the family themselves are so dysfunctional, the kids are essentially neglected due to the immaturity and irresponsibility of their parents.
the intro and outro are also ironic, because if thats the family life of "today", then the family isn't flourishing, its rotten to the core.
This song takes the standard dystopian family, and rather than have the description sound as miserable as the family, Godforbid makes it ironically sound like a catchy intro song to a stereotypical 1950s family show.
In this case, Godforbid takes it and makes it darker; the tone of the song seems to portray it like the family is barely functional. The mom's a drug addict single mom. Their dad has no interest in caring for them. Both parents were too young to care for kids, and these kids themselves feel like they have to fend for themselves.
The song's melody is a cardboard cutout of a perfect 1950s family comedy show, while the family themselves are so dysfunctional, the kids are essentially neglected due to the immaturity and irresponsibility of their parents.
the intro and outro are also ironic, because if thats the family life of "today", then the family isn't flourishing, its rotten to the core.