American Prison (house, member, Hang, Johnson)

TheCaster · 02-08-2008, 07:34 AM

i didnt catch much metaphor use... is there hidden meanins in there? i didnt put too much thought in there

i meant like the word drone, scariest mother****er, and johnson didnt bother me that much

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 02-11-2008, 05:49 PM

yeah, it's a metaphor for society being a prison.
Actually, every line is a metaphor.
I'm using the perspective of what I feel an Average Joe's life must be like, with the exception of the part
'People stand tall and try to scare each other,
that's how we survive in this system'
that's taken from my own perspective of society.

Of course, I'm sure you could read this and say, 'well, how do you know what someone else feels like. You must be the one inside a prison,' and I say, 'this is my take on modern society. We don't all have to accept the fact that everyone who lives in a nice house with a 2 car garage is fundamentally happy. When I say 'drones' I'm talking about how the school system encourages us all to think
alike, and not think outside the box, and I think what holds people back is their fear of being seen as different, i.e. (somedays I wish I'd see a riot-means, I wish I'd see a little more emotion)

02-08-2008, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheCaster Music Rapist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in the U.S Posts: 400	i didnt catch much metaphor use... is there hidden meanins in there? i didnt put too much thought in there i meant like the word drone, scariest mother****er, and johnson didnt bother me that much __________________ A soul in tension thats learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit

02-11-2008, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	yeah, it's a metaphor for society being a prison. Actually, every line is a metaphor. I'm using the perspective of what I feel an Average Joe's life must be like, with the exception of the part 'People stand tall and try to scare each other, that's how we survive in this system' that's taken from my own perspective of society. Of course, I'm sure you could read this and say, 'well, how do you know what someone else feels like. You must be the one inside a prison,' and I say, 'this is my take on modern society. We don't all have to accept the fact that everyone who lives in a nice house with a 2 car garage is fundamentally happy. When I say 'drones' I'm talking about how the school system encourages us all to think alike, and not think outside the box, and I think what holds people back is their fear of being seen as different, i.e. (somedays I wish I'd see a riot-means, I wish I'd see a little more emotion)