It’s about Capitalism and how we are trained to believe that just being a good human is not enough, that we have to “do our part”, which in the case of Capitalism is, “achieving” so that we can “earn” enough to be a GOOD CONSUMER. I think it’s no accident that the first verse mentions “Cuba” in the form of a dance.
I can tell CH is calling “bullshit” on this form of brainwashing because she says this “thing” is on her mind all the time, but when she can just find time to gather her thoughts “every nighttime I feel...” that it’s not “real”, not intrinsic to HER individual nature, but it’s been expressed to her so much throughout her life that she must be a good member of society (i.e. CONSUMER) that It o era some her, it sometimes she can actually parse thru the “fake” in order to see the “real”.
Also, AFA “Cuban Slide” goes, i know it’s the name of another song on Pretenders 2, but in Mystery Achievement I think she’s criticizing ALL NATIONAL GROUPTHINK AS bad for the individual.
It’s about Capitalism and how we are trained to believe that just being a good human is not enough, that we have to “do our part”, which in the case of Capitalism is, “achieving” so that we can “earn” enough to be a GOOD CONSUMER. I think it’s no accident that the first verse mentions “Cuba” in the form of a dance.
I can tell CH is calling “bullshit” on this form of brainwashing because she says this “thing” is on her mind all the time, but when she can just find time to gather her thoughts “every nighttime I feel...” that it’s not “real”, not intrinsic to HER individual nature, but it’s been expressed to her so much throughout her life that she must be a good member of society (i.e. CONSUMER) that It o era some her, it sometimes she can actually parse thru the “fake” in order to see the “real”.
Also, AFA “Cuban Slide” goes, i know it’s the name of another song on Pretenders 2, but in Mystery Achievement I think she’s criticizing ALL NATIONAL GROUPTHINK AS bad for the individual.