And then "Time flies by, they all sang along", meaning they all (people of the world) only think about thenselves and sing along to those that make the world how it is today. And then he talks about how the sun sets and rises, relating it to how things stay the same because nobody does anything to really change our status quo. How about most of the world is "standing alone", thinking only about themselves. Oooh, I wanna see if you can change it, change itĪbout how difficult trying to change the world really is but he hopes to see them "there" (trying to change the world with him). "Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders Pretty much self explanatory, but he hopes to make a point about how the other person understands the things he's been seeing and dreaming (dreaming in this case that reality is something it's not). First he had respect for how that someone used to live (father) but then he saw in that someone the possibility for them to acctually become something more.ĭo you understand the things you been seein'ĭo you understand the things that you've been dreaming He is hoping to make the other person understand how important it is to see the world how it trully is. My InterpretationI think this song is about how people do not want to aknowledge how the world is and are always only trying to find happiness and not wanting to actualy change the world.Īt first you were my father, now I love you like a brother Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders Please downvote if incorrect! Self-deletes if score is 0.Things aren't always what they seem to beĭo you understand the things that you've been seein'?ĭo you understand the things that you've been dreamin'? "Mess Around" is their latest single, taken from their fourth album, "Tell Me I'm Pretty".
From their third album, "Melophobia", "Come a Little Closer", "Take it or Leave it" and "Cigarette Daydreams" were taken as singles. "Shake Me Down", "Around My Head" and "Aberdeen" were taken from "Thank You Happy Birthday". Three singles were taken from the self-titled album - "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", "Back Against the Wall" and "In One Ear". This song was also featured as the intro song for the 2009 video game "Borderlands." The band has since released four albums: "Cage the Elephant" (2008), "Thank You Happy Birthday" (2011), "Melophobia" (2013) and Tell Me I'm Pretty". Their breakthrough single was Ain't No Rest For The Wicked, which peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #32 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
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