There was no post Wednesday!
Really, that’s my fault. Laura’s laptop is currently being serviced, and won’t
be back for another week or two. Let’s all pray that all her data isn’t erased
during servicing, as that would be… Jesus, that would be terrible.
Because of that inconvenience it’s really my job to post everyday until she gets it back, which I didn’t Wednesday. I’d like to pass it off as Laura missing her post and me kindly not punishing her, but that’s your call, Laura. Punish me if you will. Perhaps you’d feel better about your punishments if I was doing one too.
Just before we begin, I'd also like to quickly make some alterations to my Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy punishment. It's come to my attention that Laura hates most Sci-Fi, and so if she reads the first five chapters and really hates it then I'll change the punishment.
Because of that inconvenience it’s really my job to post everyday until she gets it back, which I didn’t Wednesday. I’d like to pass it off as Laura missing her post and me kindly not punishing her, but that’s your call, Laura. Punish me if you will. Perhaps you’d feel better about your punishments if I was doing one too.
Just before we begin, I'd also like to quickly make some alterations to my Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy punishment. It's come to my attention that Laura hates most Sci-Fi, and so if she reads the first five chapters and really hates it then I'll change the punishment.
But let's be honest; punishments aren't all that fun to discuss. Instead, let's talk about something that is... Green Day!
Most members of my family seem to think that Green Day is just a lot of noise, with no real message behind their songs. Today, I prove them wrong. I've selected the Green Day song "She" to be analyzed, so that the world will know just how meaningful Green Day's songs can be.
To start us off, why don't you give the song a listen while reading the lyrics down below;
Most members of my family seem to think that Green Day is just a lot of noise, with no real message behind their songs. Today, I prove them wrong. I've selected the Green Day song "She" to be analyzed, so that the world will know just how meaningful Green Day's songs can be.
To start us off, why don't you give the song a listen while reading the lyrics down below;
She… she screams in silence
A sully riot penetrating through her mind
Wait… wait for a sign to smash the silence with the brick of self control
(Chorus)
Are you locked up in a world that’s been planned out for you?
Are you feeling like a social tool without a use?
Scream at me until my ears bleed
I’m taking heed just for you
She… she’s figured out
That all her doubts were someone else’s point of view
Waking up this time
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
That all her doubts were someone else’s point of view
Waking up this time
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
Chorus x2
What the lyrics lack in length they make up for in meaning.
Although my interpretation may be far from the truth, me not having looked up anyones opinions directly prior to writing this post, I think that I've got a fairly clear picture of the song's message. I believe that She is about someone who’s strongly influenced by those around her, by those who would tell her how to run her life. She vents these frustrations to the narrator, who seems to be the only one willing to listen. Over the course of the song, however, she comes to realize her problem and decides to take control of her life.
Let’s break it down verse by verse, shall we?
She… she screams in silence
A sully riot penetrating through her mind
Wait… wait for a sign
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
The first two lines get right to the point, telling he listener of the frustration of the girl. She screams in agony internally, but lets no one see her pain. Her mind is in turmoil, she can’t think straight- there’s a riot in her brain. The next two lines are a little more cryptic, although I think I can manage them. They tell us that she wants to take control of her life, but she’s not letting herself- she’s waiting for the right moment, a "sign" which may never come. She feels that once she's in control of her thoughts and feelings, then she can protest against those who would do her wrong.
Are you locked up in a world that’s been planned out for you?
Are you feeling like a social tool without a use?
Scream at me until my ears bleed
I’m taking heed just for you
Although my interpretation may be far from the truth, me not having looked up anyones opinions directly prior to writing this post, I think that I've got a fairly clear picture of the song's message. I believe that She is about someone who’s strongly influenced by those around her, by those who would tell her how to run her life. She vents these frustrations to the narrator, who seems to be the only one willing to listen. Over the course of the song, however, she comes to realize her problem and decides to take control of her life.
Let’s break it down verse by verse, shall we?
She… she screams in silence
A sully riot penetrating through her mind
Wait… wait for a sign
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
The first two lines get right to the point, telling he listener of the frustration of the girl. She screams in agony internally, but lets no one see her pain. Her mind is in turmoil, she can’t think straight- there’s a riot in her brain. The next two lines are a little more cryptic, although I think I can manage them. They tell us that she wants to take control of her life, but she’s not letting herself- she’s waiting for the right moment, a "sign" which may never come. She feels that once she's in control of her thoughts and feelings, then she can protest against those who would do her wrong.
Are you locked up in a world that’s been planned out for you?
Are you feeling like a social tool without a use?
Scream at me until my ears bleed
I’m taking heed just for you
Here we find the root of her problem; she
feels that other people are running her life. Perhaps she has demanding or
ambitious parents, perhaps she feels peer pressure to do things she doesn’t
want to do. Whatever the case she finds herself in a scenario she doesn’t
want to be in, but doesn’t think she can get out of it.
The last two lines of this verse are also interesting. Another character is introduced, the narrator. The girl is confiding in him, and he tries to help her. She's leaning on him for support, but she's putting too much responsibility on his shoulders and he's beginning to crack and strain under the pressure. Perhaps at this point she realizes that she'll have to face her problems, and so we go to the next verse...
The last two lines of this verse are also interesting. Another character is introduced, the narrator. The girl is confiding in him, and he tries to help her. She's leaning on him for support, but she's putting too much responsibility on his shoulders and he's beginning to crack and strain under the pressure. Perhaps at this point she realizes that she'll have to face her problems, and so we go to the next verse...
She… She’s figured out
That all her doubts were someone else’s point of view
Waking up this time
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
That all her doubts were someone else’s point of view
Waking up this time
To smash the silence with the brick of self control
Here we have the last non-chorus lyrics, which give us a glimmer of hope.
She’s "figured out that all her doubts were someone else’s point of view-" perhaps she was bullied, people didn’t believe in her. Now, though, she’s learned to get past this and choose for herself if she’s good enough, screw what other’s think.
She’s "figured out that all her doubts were someone else’s point of view-" perhaps she was bullied, people didn’t believe in her. Now, though, she’s learned to get past this and choose for herself if she’s good enough, screw what other’s think.
This is communicated in the third line. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment to break free from these
people like she was in the first verse, she’s decided to just go ahead and do so. She’s waking up with the
intention of telling those who would hold her down and direct her life that she
is her own person who cannot and will not be told what do.
Take that, haters who think Green Day isn't deep!
Almost all of Green Day’s songs have a deeper message then you'd think. Most people don't see it, thrown off by the banging and the unclear words- but if you persist and really listen, you'll see it every time.
I’ve enjoyed that little analysis- I hope you did too, because it’d be a good bet that there’ll be more song analysis’s (that grammar is for sure off) in the future!
Take that, haters who think Green Day isn't deep!
Almost all of Green Day’s songs have a deeper message then you'd think. Most people don't see it, thrown off by the banging and the unclear words- but if you persist and really listen, you'll see it every time.
I’ve enjoyed that little analysis- I hope you did too, because it’d be a good bet that there’ll be more song analysis’s (that grammar is for sure off) in the future!
Thanks for reading,
-Mark
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