http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6EQAOmJrbw
First 30 seconds analyzed;
The first few seconds of the video show a few establishing shots of the band playing in a school auditorium, which matches with the song title and the meaning of the song. To fit into this theme there are cuts of cheerleaders dancing in the background and they use a free handed camera for the majority of the scene to create a scene of realism. There are various close ups used on the singer during the opening and of the instruments playing as they come into the song.
The lyrics are as follows;
They're gonna clean up your looks
With all the lies in the books
To make a citizen out of you
Because they sleep with a gun
And keep an eye on you, son
So they can watch all the things you do
Because the drugs never work
They're gonna give you a smirk
'Cause they got methods of keeping you clean
They're gonna rip up your heads,
Your aspirations to shreds
Another cog in the murder machine
They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me
The boys and girls in the clique
The awful names that they stick
You're never gonna fit in much, kid
But if you're troubled and hurt
What you got under your shirt
Will make them pay for the things that they did
They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me
Ohhh yeah!
They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me
All together now!
Teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me
[x2]
The lyrics talk about conformity in the common social media. They talk about from a outside perspective how the modern say 90's child is the worst one yet, because they have been popularized by hoodies and gang warfare, they automatically assume that every teenager is like that and all they want to do is hurt people.The verses themselves talk about how a kid might be bullied into violence from peer members.
Album poster;
The album poster is unique and features a nuclear explosion in the background. Maybe this is just a message that the music will blow your mind in a way. This however creates a nice backdrop for the MCR text which is colored black against the white explosion. The name of the song is also pasted in large capital letters across the poster in a brighter white, this is to grap the readers attention.
Album cover;
The album cover is a complete contrast to the poster. It features a man and woman illustrated on the front. The band title is displayed in a white font which is a clear contrast than the image painted. The cover itself seems to follow the same painting style as previous covers.
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