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Originally Posted by crushme1990
You are doing the same thing. Everybody is. Nobody knows for certain what the exact meaning of the songs are yet, that's why we have to look at context. I mean, where are you getting your "this song is about religion" interpretation? Exactly, your perceptions of the song.
These are facts: Dave debuted the song on the night Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon. Dave is a MAJOR fundraiser/donor for Obama. Dave is a major Obama supporter. Dave is releasing the CD in September (right before the election in November).
You are fooling yourself if you don't think these two songs are political. Dave has never been shy about his politics.
More importantly, it's not the overt political messages that bother me (although they do get annoying), it's the uncreative, cheesy lyrics.
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From another poster in the DMB Discussion thread on Gaucho (he explains it a lot better than I do)...
[Look past the "world change" political assumption.
My impression of the lyrics: Everyone, especially in DMBc hears "We gotta change things" and automatically assume that it is an "AMERICA! FUCK YEA!" song - Dave's been lazy with his writing, but I've always been one to think more is there than we are believing.
This song to me is purely a calling out to organized religion. The word Gaucho is usually used (unless you are wearing dumb pants) to describe a cowboy of sorts, someone that goes against the norm to change the state of a nation. The title of it sets the tone of the song.
It starts off mentioning the simplicities of man, but the ability to survive; fire, stone, roofs, walls and bed - the line "there must be more than this" is seemingly sung from another perspective. "So God was born and we in his, image of fear and love, look down from up above". This line is incredible. Saying that no matter what we accomplish, we are worried about what is above; but do nothing else because we trust in the "love".
A lot of the song is praising the accomplishments of MAN, large cities, landing on the moon - crossing oceans (ironic, almost calling out that whole Moses thing ). But our biggest obstacle is believing in ourselves enough to survive, rather than placing it in the hands of "God?"
I think the whole concept of the song is really cool, and nothing to do with right wing left wing politics. It, too me, is very direct in calling out organize religion - and bringing in the kids kind of showcases the notion of starting this with the new generation. Believe in what you can do in a man, quit panicking - and change things for yourself rather than hoping for the end of the world.]