Ride's album Going Blank Again, from which this track originates, was released in March of 1992.
From the very start of the decade, the 90s was inundated with ever accelerating departures from the norm, massive global changes, and in many instances, outright upheaval of what a decent chunk of the global population considered "life as usual."
Change is the only constant in life. We can adapt, adjust, overcome, but too much change too quickly can be overwhelming to the individual as well as large groups of society. For those who have not lived through this time,i invite you to merely check out the wikipedia overviews of 89-92 notable events, compare the significance and rapid rate at which each event came... and then spiral out from there.
I think this song is a reflection of this particular period and the overwhelming total lack of control people felt they had.
"Just look at everything happening, I can't change shit, I'm a speck of dust in a hurricane... fuck it, no sense paddling against the current. The game seems rigged, so I'm not playing... I'll leave it all behind. Don't fight it, don't worry about, just live, leave it alone, embrace the flow."
Ride's album Going Blank Again, from which this track originates, was released in March of 1992.
From the very start of the decade, the 90s was inundated with ever accelerating departures from the norm, massive global changes, and in many instances, outright upheaval of what a decent chunk of the global population considered "life as usual."
Change is the only constant in life. We can adapt, adjust, overcome, but too much change too quickly can be overwhelming to the individual as well as large groups of society. For those who have not lived through this time,i invite you to merely check out the wikipedia overviews of 89-92 notable events, compare the significance and rapid rate at which each event came... and then spiral out from there.
I think this song is a reflection of this particular period and the overwhelming total lack of control people felt they had.
"Just look at everything happening, I can't change shit, I'm a speck of dust in a hurricane... fuck it, no sense paddling against the current. The game seems rigged, so I'm not playing... I'll leave it all behind. Don't fight it, don't worry about, just live, leave it alone, embrace the flow."
@howard_dean_yeargh fr this is exactly what i also think its about
@howard_dean_yeargh fr this is exactly what i also think its about