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In So Many Ways: It points out the idea that despite all our differences as human beings, our different cultures, societies, and personal lives, we all tend to behave and suffer the same. Our expressions are all manifestations of the same phenomenon, but they come in many different ways, that identifies us as one. (Cueva)
Victims of the Revolution:
This song explains how revolutions only show any good from them, not the negative aspects. This does not have
to be a typical "revolution" as in violent overthrow of the
government. It can be, for example, the "Reagan Revolution". Sure,
the massive military buildup did help push the Soviets too far, but
few mention that the Soviets were already on the way down, and the
budget deficit tripled. Capitalism makes some rediculously rich, but
others in the gutter. However, many say that this fact is a sign of a
healthy economy. "Rarely its acknowledged, but in positive light. (Nate Brinson) it seems to me to be about the kids of all the revolutionaries. while
they were out fighting for a better life; they negleted their family.
"but don't forget the dance of neglect" "our progeny in silence thinking
what about us?" "just maternal residue". (sirbryan@bellatlantic.net) I'd just like to add my thoughts to your interpretation page, I believe this song is not about any physical revolution
or their relative good and bad points, but a philosophical revolution, moving away from meaning and sacrifice to
quick fix and easy answers. I would say the idea behind the song is a criticism of the shallow society in which we
live in which the overiding ethos is, "if it feels good it is good and if it hurts it isn't," which, I would hope everyone
reading this page would agree, is a dangerous fallacy. In today's society where meaning, principles and philosophies
are "un-cool" Victims of the Revolution makes a stance against that. (Warren) The Voracious March of
Godliness:
It seems to be a song about how man believes that nature was meant
to be exploited. This belief has been fueled especially by the religious
belief that man is at the center of the universe and that the rest of the
world was created for his convenience. Despite all of the recent warning
signs these beliefs are so deeply entrenched that man will not relent til he
destroys the planet. (Jason)
The State of the End of the Millenium Address:
Pretty
Straightforward. It's a sarcasticly ironic "speech" from an imaginary
member of the right wing, decrying the successes of unfettered free
enterprise minions sedating the minds of the masses, in order to better
serve the economic self interests of his "neighbors". It's irony along a
similar vein with the Dead Kennedys "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go
Round", except from an economic stance. (Raphael Baker)
All Fantastic Images:
its a song about the need people feel to see things as they're not and to give themselves a false sense of hope in their lives. When
Greg says "i dont have a thing against fantasy but to chase it down just don't
make sense to me" he is saying fantasizing is human nature but to try to
fulfil unreachable fantasies can only bring more problems when it doesn't work
out. (Brian Merriam)
Raise Your Voice:
This is a motivational anthem. It's urging people to get off their butts
and *do something*, don't be manipulated, make themselves heard, because
"our evolution didn't hinge on passivity". (Grendel Drago)
The Greatest Killer in American History:
its a song about Edward Teller who was one of the men who worked on the Manhattan Project during ww2 to create the
atomic bomb and never regreted the consequences of his creation. In Greg's
mind this man was the greatest killer in american history because of huge
amount of lost life the bomb was responsible for. The line "i look to nevada
and cant believe my eyes" refers to all the tests of the bomb which have been
conducted in nevadas desert. (Brian Merriam) What I get from this song is a sense of yes, Edward Teller and his magnificent
child, but also that another interpretation of the biggest killer in American
History could be that the killer is none other than Ignorance. The fact that
Teller was ignorant to the chaos and destruction that would result from his
actions, obviously lead to deaths. Another line, "Most cannot remember the
minutia learned in school. It's not there on the blackboard, its what they
dont tell you." What they dont tell you, you are of course ignorant to. So
there. (Matt Mandel)
