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A World Without Melody
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04/07/2006 at 03:27
I have to disagree with you guys, here. People sometimes get so caught up in the ideals of personal freedoms that they forget what freedom really is. What kind of freedoms are people looking for? Freedom to compete against your brothers? What Greg is saying is that our world needs melody, it needs community, and for people to work as one without getting so caught up in competition. Many people these days get so overwhelmed with the antiestablishment ideas of main-stream punk that they lose sight of the necessity of harmony. He says that he "doens'nt want to live in a world without harmony." I don't think any of us are ready for that, but for now we have to focus on unity. Melody in life truely is the key to your individuality. Once you can forget about competing with everyone, and trying to get ahead, you can really develope your own identity and beliefs, because these days, you almost have to conform to win.
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12/27/2004 at 03:00
Greg himself said in an interview (with the VISIONS magazine) that melody is individuality. Just wanted to add that, your interpretations are pretty much the same as mine anyway.
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07/17/2004 at 11:55
Another important point made in this song is portrayed in the line 'Don't disrelish harmony, community will make you whole.' Having individual thoughts is good but individuality in the sense that you do not interact with other people in society is not right. To make oneself whole you must work together with the other people in your community to make a constructive society that has an identity and character.
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07/17/2004 at 11:55
The word melody in music is defined as the dominate tune that sticks out on top of all the other sounds and chords. In this song, I think Graffin applies melody to people and society. The 'melody' in a person consists of being an individual and to not 'just get lost in the crowd' (i.e.., to not just get lost in the other sounds and chords.) People these days shun people that are 'different' so people are scared to show their 'melody'. This song tries to show how boring and self centered the world would be without melody (individuality).
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07/11/2004 at 20:10
Kind of self-explanatory, but this one is about how anyone can make a difference and change the world for better. And, of course, how important music is.
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