*slow,slow clap* I have to say this sounds REALLY good. I much prefer the Disturbed cover over the original version(And apparently i'm not in the majority) so this was just...well done
*slow,slow clap* I have to say this sounds REALLY good. I much prefer the Disturbed cover over the o
I listen to this song in a different direction than it was probably written: In the opening, it is the singer who is in darkness, not the people. The people, the silent ones who talk without speaking and hear without listening, are connected to the internet, the neon light. The singer is not, but every now and then he is clued in when he sees glimpses into the digital world when TVs or people around him tell him what is happening on the internet, he describes this as his eyes being stabbed, because the speed of the internet is faster than what his mind is used to processing. The people write "songs that voices never share". Having written stories and read many novels online, I feel them as joyously as songs. The singer does not want this digital future, so he has rejected the connection and doesn't see himself as the one missing out, but the people are happy and don't want to try arguing him into the connection. The singer exaggerates their unified attention toward the internet as "bowing and praying" (cellphone much?). He then overhears conversation about a recent well followed blog about a graffitied subway wall, which is really about how artists must express themselves in all ways, how such expressions can inspire others, and lastly how the ability to make art has nothing to do with money, but about opening one's eyes to being in the moment.
In this interpretation, it is sad that the singer knows that the people are connected, but he himself is not willing to brave the learning curve to be part of it, so because he cannot hear them, they seem to remain in silence and because he refuses to join them, he remains in darkness.
I listen to this song in a different direction than it was probably written: In the opening, it is t
