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Won't Somebody
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01/05/2012 at 09:35
Yes, this song strikes me as a song regarding people's naive belief that somehow, some way, a savior of sorts is going to show up and save us from the mess that we refuse to take responsibility for. Jesus not impartially working suggests that only certain groups of people are allowed to invoke him, even though he is assumedly available to all. So if Jesus isn't the savior of the common man, then somebody else should take his place, according to people's actions. I see shades of Obama's election in this, in that so many people heaped massive expectations on him in, hoping that a politician was going to fix all the problems which we had all allowed by sitting on our hands for years and years.
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09/04/2010 at 05:23
I get the feeling that the main message of the song is to step up and take responsibility for what is happening in the world today.
The whole song is full of references to hopefulness of a solution ("Maybe they're coming back if we wish really hard", "Waiting for peace (...) in our passenger seats". And of course, the reference to Jesus, who we expect to be our savior. The main line, for me, is "It's ours to face!". And that's it. Jesus isn't gonna save us. We created this shit that's happening and we've got to solve it. |
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06/12/2010 at 04:48
In my opinion, this song is about how common people feel. They're always waiting for someone who would do something and guide them to a better life. There's another song, "The Answer", that basically talks about the same thing.
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