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Post by 2X the All-Powerful! on Jun 19, 2008 15:16:14 GMT -5
I found this to be a song with powerful lyrics and the video is just as provocative. I thought it'd be a good place to derive arguments about pertaining to its meaning. Discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs |
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Post by CountessRachel on Jun 20, 2008 0:14:37 GMT -5
I'm not so sure this belongs in CT. It's a thought provoking video, but it doesn't press on a specific issue for debating. Moved to General Board.
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Post by Taintedmushroom on Jun 20, 2008 0:22:17 GMT -5
I must admit, I like the song. It's rare I find a meaningful rap song.
The basic meaning I'd say is control. To what extend will we go to in the name of a good cause? Hmmm.
And when does such power begin to corrupt?
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Post by CountessRachel on Jun 20, 2008 19:14:35 GMT -5
I gathered the video was about the limitless abilities human beings have. Talents can range from simple stuff like tying a shoe or disassembling a remote to ultimate domination over society.
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Jun 21, 2008 21:26:37 GMT -5
I just like the song. Can't really understand the words. : )
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Post by bagpipe turtle on Jun 21, 2008 23:15:32 GMT -5
The impression I got was that people want to be good at everything, and impress everyone. That's why at the beginning, the two guys were like "Oh, I can do this and that."
But they took different paths in life, and one of the men wanting to be the best took it too far.
I just got the feeling it was a warning of the disastrous effects of human overachievement, and that some of the worst things that can happen to us are caused by us.
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Post by ƒelinoel on Jun 23, 2008 16:11:15 GMT -5
lol I was just listening to this song, my brother likes to fall asleep to loud music at night and I can hear it too and eventually I apparently learn to like his music =b
So now I have this song on my playlist and it literally just played
I havn't seen its music video yet, that will obviously be an interesting one, I wonder if I could force this guy to prove he is able to do these things and if not then sue him for false advertising!
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Post by West on Jun 23, 2008 16:46:09 GMT -5
Here are the lyrics, if you would like to read them:
As for the meaning, I think that it has to do with the government, and it's own corruption. It's their opinion of the government.
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Post by 2X the All-Powerful! on Jun 23, 2008 18:47:02 GMT -5
That's what a lot of people are saying, but I don't think it has anything to do with the government. I think it has to do with the power of human potential. Humans can do anything they want, from riding without handlebars to blowing off the face of the world. We just have to be responsible for our actions, cuz our actions can be beneficial (heal people with lacerations) or destructive (kill people with assassinations).
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Post by beautyfr.pain on Jun 23, 2008 23:21:19 GMT -5
The first time I heard the song/saw the music video, the power of the lyrics and the imagery of the video blew my mind. 0_0 I ended up sending the lyrics to my brother via snail mail in boot camp for the marine corp. reserves. He thought it was pretty cool. I was thinking about making a flipbook of like a small clip of the musical video and mailing it, but that sounded like a LOT of workkk...
I definitely agree with 2X on its meaning though. It starts out so whimsical then begins to build to such a serious topic. Starting without something as simple (or hard in my opinion, I can't do it!) as riding your bike without holding onto the handlebars then that same person destroying mankind...human potential for sure.
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Post by danceflooranthem27 on Jun 24, 2008 16:27:19 GMT -5
I think it shows how currupt our world is that two people who used to be friends turned to enemies, and despised what the other stood for.
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Post by ◊wolf godess◊ on Jul 9, 2008 22:58:17 GMT -5
^good point The impression I got was that people want to be good at everything, and impress everyone. That's why at the beginning, the two guys were like "Oh, I can do this and that." But they took different paths in life, and one of the men wanting to be the best took it too far. I just got the feeling it was a warning of the disastrous effects of human overachievement, and that some of the worst things that can happen to us are caused by us. ^yeah i agree and to me this song also says im proud to be an American bc i live a fee country and BC i live in this free country i can do ANYTHING i truly put my mind to and work hard for. it glorifies how great America can be, but it also states bc its such a powerful country it could easily be corrupted by its power that it has and pull of something as horrible as a holocaust And could possibly get away with it because its such a powerful country. |
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Post by ~»Lava Lamp «~ on Jul 29, 2008 22:54:09 GMT -5
i love this song! it's amaizing. all my friends love it and the lyrics are amaizing!!! and i love the music video for it!
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