I like this band because the meaning of their songs seems generally more accessible, and more constructive, than other popular bands. This song is no different. The juxtaposition of the opening scene in the music video, adoring crowds, with the repeated refrain of "rock bottom" is something everyone can relate with: at our highest and proudest, there is the shadow of an almost equally strong darkness. Reference: countless rock stars dying by suicide or drug overdose. "Another high, another low." Is this not the story of all of our lives? Here's a band at the summit of success being vulnerable and telling us that no matter where life takes you, you are a cohesive whole whose baby videos and childhood dreams are somehow every bit as significant - perhaps moreso - than the greatest fame and fortune.
I like this band because the meaning of their songs seems generally more accessible, and more constructive, than other popular bands. This song is no different. The juxtaposition of the opening scene in the music video, adoring crowds, with the repeated refrain of "rock bottom" is something everyone can relate with: at our highest and proudest, there is the shadow of an almost equally strong darkness. Reference: countless rock stars dying by suicide or drug overdose. "Another high, another low." Is this not the story of all of our lives? Here's a band at the summit of success being vulnerable and telling us that no matter where life takes you, you are a cohesive whole whose baby videos and childhood dreams are somehow every bit as significant - perhaps moreso - than the greatest fame and fortune.