Ants Marching Here we go with a pretty classic song. “Ants Marching” is a title that needs no explanation. The band does an incredible job already at hitting the right vibe. For me, this song is inspirational. It sings about how each day we go about our lives in the same routine. We are unchanged, pass the same places, drink similar stale coffee, and then smash alarm/snooze/repeat. Take these chances.“But we never say a thing, These crimes between us grow deeper.” How many opportunities have you had to speak to somebody you did not know, whether a crush or a comrade, and step out of your comfort zone and introduce yourself? We are so terrified of people, rejection, and the thin walls of our personal space that we lose out on so many things in life…it is truly a crime. Take these chances.“And remembers being small…” We spend a considerable amount of our time reflecting on what we once had, or thought was better. We can never see the pleasures that are in our lives at the moment. There may be difficulties and burdens, but living in the past takes away all chances at feeling the bliss of the unpredictable present. Take these chances. We are all like little ants marching, repeating every day with repetitive attitudes in a different set of repetitive jeans. People do tend to realize what it is that they want, but they fear it, or put it off until it never happens. “Carpe Diem”—Seize the Day. Let’s not let a day go by that follows in our predictions. Let’s seize the day. In the words of Dave Matthews Band, “Let’s take these chances.”Prattville, AL
Pumped Up Kicks (Click to view video in new page) Here is a song that has been hitting the stage lately. Don’t let the simple lyrics fool you; this song is jam-packed with significance from beginning to end. If you actually sit down and listen to it, you can even hear the melancholy in the music. The song is about a young boy flirting with killing other young people. “Robert” is hanging around alone looking quite shady, with a cowboy type persona. The pumped up kicks are amply significant in the aspect of popularity—Nike Airs and shoes that can only be afforded on a budget that worries more about what car to buy than what food to get by on. Robert wants them to feel the fear that he feels day in and day out. He shows that in the second verse where he talks about his father. “Daddy works a long day” is showing that his father is never home, never around. But when daddy does come home, he is, doubtless, drunk and abusive towards Robert. “Dinner on ice” is the father neglecting the son, and the son has been waiting a lengthy time for his father to be a father again. But he knows this will never happen, and he is reasoning with a cigarette. The cigarette portrays his conscience, but the boy does not listen. He talks to his cigarette saying, “And [I] say your hairs on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah.” I have paid attention carefully to the meaning in the lyrics. Listen to it once more with in mind a portrait of the entire event of a troubled, neglected boy hurt by his father taking revenge on all of the trendy, popular kids at school for having perfect lives. Man, you will never be able to out-run his bullet, but why do we allow ourselves to treat people like they are beneath us. I hope those of you, who put others down due to their bank account, truly have the cardiovascular endurance to escape an American built six-shooter. The American dream.Prattville, AL
Float On (Click to view video in new page) “And we’ll all float on, ok.” Not only does the ambiance of the song jolt and bop, but the message also pops with the tune. The importance represents carrying on—mess happens. Now and again, things will not be in your favor, and you have to thrust through it. It is not the expiration of your life, or the world—float on. It is considerably sharp and stimulating how the message of “floating on” resembles the bubbly sound of the music. The tune blows, pops, and bubbles like the sound of an aquatic creature. Float on, like a jelly-fish; float on, like the current and waves; float on, there is always a positive side. It has the “Don’t worry, be happy” note with a fresh, applicable touch. If you are in attendance and partaking in the fouls of the day, float on. Whether you are working (when the supervisor is observing), surrounded by the general public (yet all are without the eyes to appreciate you or the smile to welcome you), or alone and depressed (speaks for itself), float on. In the end, “We'll all float on any way.”Prattville, AL
Wavin' Flag (Click to view video in new page) Above is the version for the Fifa World Cup 2010. Coming out of Africa, K’Naan’s records express his hunger to change. Modify himself, transform our views, and revolutionize the world—one song at a time. His foremost major hit, “Wavin’ Flag, swept the nations like a fierce storm. This song offers abundant optimism and confidence for societies in any and all positions in life. Assorted with drum thumps and raw, African inspired rhythms, this song linked nations in its prime. It resonates of a world coming together—no race, no creed. The chorus is remarkably powerful and inspirational. It encourages us to thrust through the threatening times, surpass any difficulties and misfortunes, and become all we have endlessly dreamed of. I have yet to listen to this song without dancing, and currently I am in my underwear. We can all become great; we can all seize our dreams from our heads to our hearts. If you have the desire, determination, and heart to go after your dream, nothing can stand in your way. Nothing can stop you from becoming stronger and grasping your personal freedom from the standstills of forgotten dreams. Prattville, AL
Home (Click to view video in new page)
"Home" is a folk nature track with attractive lyrics. It's a quirky love song with twofold vocals. An outsized band, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros use several instruments and reverberations to complete their group. Tambourines, drums, whistling, chants, horns, and picking stretch this song to the edge that only adventurists quest for. The edge of the cliff, the edge of the world, the edge of life-"Home" is the edge of bliss.
In love, in crush, or merely inside, this tune will revitalize you. A rather modest song lyrically speaking, bottomless is the significance of the words. Truly, zilch matters the minute love is in the air. And in "Home," love is the air. Love is the inhalation and the oxygen; love is what consumes their lungs to give them the power to chant about it; love is home, and home is wherever I’m with you.Prattville, AL
Frenchy, I'm Faking (Click to view video in new page) We are opening with a rather buoyant sound. Horns, dominant drum beats—a very stop-and-go style. I first came across this group when I worked in a pint-sized pizzeria in Athens, GA. Instantly I was absorbed by the stroppy rhyming. The lyrics are more challenging to interpret in music like this, but the sensation is all but lost. While I pay attention to this ditty, I get a sense of triumph. I feel as if anything that ensues, or went off beam, can be squashed—inspirational almost…almost. Leave remarks underneath of how you feel after hearing the song. Should be an amusing game, and demonstrate the difference in point of views.Prattville, AL
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