Monday, March 22, 2010

Come Original - 311

311 is a very unique band with a very unique sound. Their song “Come Original” criticizes other entertainers because 311 feel’s that the newer generation steals the style of older generations.
They give examples of real unique entertainers such as “the Black Eyed Peas they comin’ full range and NOFX is comin’ full range.” To “come original” means to go “full range of emotion full range of styles” so “when you come to town you'll have them comin' for miles.”
This means that when an entertainer reaches that level their sound will be so unique that fans will come from miles away just to see them. Otherwise the newer generations will get shot down by their fans who are neglecting their art; eventually getting so bad their music will put fans to sleep.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Face To Face - A Loss for Words

In this song, it's described that society has become a dream. they're not talking about it being a good dream either, almost like a nightmare. They want someone to simply pinch their cheeks to wake them up from this whole bad dream.
A new place is described where everyone is wearing a mask. It's not known who it true, or who is just pretending to be someone they're not. The insincerity it making him sick and it's become very rare to find someone who is sincere. With every person he sees, you can tell they're hiding something through their intentions.
All the people he once knew, friends, family and acquaintances are now strangers. They're called strangers with familiar faces because all the dishonesty has changed them. Now its normal for him to see these people on a daily basis. They all don't know his name anymore, though he says it's fine, because he would prefer it that way. Why would he want dishonest people to know his name anyway.