Comments | mitchy22: I hope when faced with detaining and shooting at their countrymen they remember their oath...

mitchy22

I hope when faced with detaining and shooting at their countrymen they remember their oath...

May 28, 2008 13:17

“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to ( Read more... )

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sixshadesofgrey May 30 2008, 05:27:35 UTC

Damn. That gave me chills. I REALLY like that song. Thank you for sharing it. The concept is pretty inspiring/scary at the same time. Like I am feeling helpless and powerful at the same time..haha. I don't know.. i am crazy. I wanna hear the song again now though..

I can do nothing/anything!

"Yay! We're doomed!" -Gir

sixshadesofgrey May 30 2008, 05:33:00 UTC

Stupid question (?):

is [C] supposed to be "The Government or "Corporate America or both or neither? I just watched the video again and I am getting different stuff then when I saw it the first time....

mitchy22 May 30 2008, 09:38:21 UTC

The [C] logo in my opinion is definitely the corporate or "The Company" symbolism of those that are in control. By the way they're also supposed to be brothers from what I've heard from listening to an interview with the band. So they diverge on separate paths one towards one of "peace" the other towards one of my guess would corporate greed and power. Even though the song sounds like it's always sung in the first person I believe he's singing both stories first starting with the peaceful brother then ending with the one that ends up being corrupted. I think part of the story also shows that both sides end up becoming violent... I know the band is into peaceful protesting ( ... )

sixshadesofgrey May 30 2008, 19:39:07 UTC

I didn't get the whole 2 friends/brothers splitting down different paths til I watched it the second time last night. I was trying to figure out if one of them went down the path of "corporate america" or whether he was joining the army or something.. and then I figured the other guy was taking a more peaceful route.. Then I thought maybe the homeless guy at the end was the future of the peaceful brother.. but it wasnt.. I watched it again ;) The exact moment I got chills was the same moment you just described.. when he was talking infront of the microphones and the political imagery unfurled in the background.. then all the violence.. When the song picks up pace.. I literally got chills ( ... )