This song discussed the often forgotten topic of racism. Musicians don’t often write songs about this, as they may fear that it may be taken as controversial. A white girl and a black boy are dating, however their relationship is frowned upon because of the era that the song was written in. “Society’s Child” is referring to the couple being a victim of their time. The main character will one day “raise up (her) glistening wings and fly.” This is alluding to the fact that she believes that she needs to fight injustice in the world in order to refine society. I can’t imagine racism being part of everyday life. Why must we discriminate against other people simply because of their skin color? After all, we all stem from the world. Perhaps we have some differences, but we are fundamentally the same. We all share the same anatomy as others, we all were born on the same planet, but most importantly, we are all human. Regardless of skin color, we must learn to see things beyond society’s perspective. As we have seen in recent years, racism has greatly decreased, though it is still there. People must stop regarding each other by religion, skin tone, and who we are.
This song discussed the often forgotten topic of racism. Musicians don’t often write songs about this, as they may fear that it may be taken as controversial. A white girl and a black boy are dating, however their relationship is frowned upon because of the era that the song was written in. “Society’s Child” is referring to the couple being a victim of their time. The main character will one day “raise up (her) glistening wings and fly.” This is alluding to the fact that she believes that she needs to fight injustice in the world in order to refine society. I can’t imagine racism being part of everyday life. Why must we discriminate against other people simply because of their skin color? After all, we all stem from the world. Perhaps we have some differences, but we are fundamentally the same. We all share the same anatomy as others, we all were born on the same planet, but most importantly, we are all human. Regardless of skin color, we must learn to see things beyond society’s perspective. As we have seen in recent years, racism has greatly decreased, though it is still there. People must stop regarding each other by religion, skin tone, and who we are.