the song is about how when he was young he wanted change, and the only way he saw change was through anarchy, when you are young things are that black and white you dont realise the complexities of systems in society that have been there for thousands of years, its not just as simple as burn it all down build a new, but he goes one step further to say that the anarchist scene just like every other scene unfortunately ends up telling you how you should be an anarchist etc, which is the reverse of what the word even means. he wants change in society just as much and just as badly as always but with age and experience he has realised that pure narrow minded anarchism eg violence, chaos, disorder doesn't actually deliever what he wants, it's too simplistic. but i do think he wrote this because of how he is being treated by past fans and peers. i mean he said in an interview that people in other bands won't even talk to him anymore, they will turn away because of a sound change. its stupid, and totally against what punk is, punk is about doing what you want aslong as it doesn't harm anybody, living as an individual and doing your own thing, and it's about holding people to account and sparking and creating change for the better. a so called "punk" who can't recognise somebodies individualism isn't a punk at all. these guys are on a major label so what? that means good, catchy, honest music that is talking about social problems is being heard by even more people, more people are getting the message, they are getting paid better for doing a good ting, nothing wrong with that, and the label recognises the power of the band so much that they are promoting an act that would like nothing more than to see that label with less power. you want real punk bands who actually follow the idea of punk in it's purist form listen to against me, rise against nofx, pennywise, strung out, bad religion, off with their heads
the song is about how when he was young he wanted change, and the only way he saw change was through anarchy, when you are young things are that black and white you dont realise the complexities of systems in society that have been there for thousands of years, its not just as simple as burn it all down build a new, but he goes one step further to say that the anarchist scene just like every other scene unfortunately ends up telling you how you should be an anarchist etc, which is the reverse of what the word even means. he wants change in society just as much and just as badly as always but with age and experience he has realised that pure narrow minded anarchism eg violence, chaos, disorder doesn't actually deliever what he wants, it's too simplistic. but i do think he wrote this because of how he is being treated by past fans and peers. i mean he said in an interview that people in other bands won't even talk to him anymore, they will turn away because of a sound change. its stupid, and totally against what punk is, punk is about doing what you want aslong as it doesn't harm anybody, living as an individual and doing your own thing, and it's about holding people to account and sparking and creating change for the better. a so called "punk" who can't recognise somebodies individualism isn't a punk at all. these guys are on a major label so what? that means good, catchy, honest music that is talking about social problems is being heard by even more people, more people are getting the message, they are getting paid better for doing a good ting, nothing wrong with that, and the label recognises the power of the band so much that they are promoting an act that would like nothing more than to see that label with less power. you want real punk bands who actually follow the idea of punk in it's purist form listen to against me, rise against nofx, pennywise, strung out, bad religion, off with their heads