From: Refueler jdzarnst@hilltop.ic.edu
Subject: Re: geek usa meaning...
On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, shannon hutson wrote:
> anyway, i always sort of connected that song
> with the story of adam and eve. lovers born as innocents, cast into the
> world with apple eyes. that's what they were.
Ah, song interps, lovely song interps, how I've missed them. I was
beginning to think nobody cared about the music anymore...
Anyhoo, this is a very interesting spin on the song. I'm surprised that
the Adam and Eve references never struck me before (and there are plenty
of 'em, now that my eyes have been opened). I see that reference, in
turn, used in the song as a metaphor for the "alternative" scene's
shunning of what they consider "sellouts". But then the outcasts realize
that it really didn't matter, they didn't need the support of that
self-destructive pseudoculture in the first place. ('The disappointed
disappear, like they were never here.')
The most driving force in the song, to me at least, is the music itself.
It swings wildly back and forth between rage, sadness, and hope. Allow me
to illustrate:
Opening, verses: Loud, pissed off, "I must rock." Lyrics are full of
determination to carry on and anger at their rejection.
"And in a dream..." Break: Nostalgia for what they've lost. Music is
quiet and introspective, lyrics ask "why does it have to be this way?"
Solo: Anger again. Lots of it.
"Words can't define..." Break: Defiance. They're going to carry on with
this stigma and become stronger because of it.
Another angry solo, with sort of a wistful ring to it.
Outro: Pure swagger. One big "told ya so."
Listen to the song just once with that range of emotions in mind, and see
what you think. I want to know what you can come up with to support or
refute this idea.
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