Sing Lyrics
Back in the day it just went without saying it all
All the world's history gradually dying of shock
There is this thing that's like talking, except you don't talk
You sing, you sing
Sing for the cameras, sing for the animals, sing
Sing for the children shooting the children, sing
Sing for the teachers who told you that you couldn't sing
Just sing
It is called fear and it's seeing a great renaissance
After the show you cannot sing wherever you want
But for now let's just pretend we're all going to get bombed
So sing
Sing for the president, sing for the terrorists, sing
Sing for the soccer team, sing for the Janjaweed, sing
Sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing
Just sing
We don't care what you say
We're inviting you anyway
You motherfuckers, you'll sing someday
i think this song is about free speech and being heard...that we've forgotten how good it feels
I personally think this song is about more than just... singing. :\ I'll translate. :D
"sing for the bartender, sing for the janitor , sing sing for the cameras, sing for the animals, sing sing for the children, shooting the children, sing sing for the teachers who told you couldn't sing....
sing 'cause it's obvious, sing for the astronauts, sing sing for the president, sing for the terrorists, sing sing for the soccer team, sing for the janja weed, sing sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing"
Sing for anything. Sing about something that pisses you off. Sing about something beautiful like animals. Sing 'cause it's obvious that this is your time to do it. Hell, sing about something as random as a bartender. WHICH IS A METAPHOR, for: If you have any motive whatsoever to do something, stop being shy, or lazy, or worried, and just take a chance and DO IT. If you have a reason to do something, it's probably worth doing.
"...after the show you can not sing wherever you want. So sing."
Is a metaphor, for: You're not going to get many chances to do this shit. The opportunity for you to do this doesn't hardly come around, and after this, you're not going to be able to do it. So just take a chance while you still can. Or you might regret it later.
This is not one of my favorite songs, but I can't hate anything they do. It's inspirational, and it's meaning is simple. Just sing. For whatever reason you may have, just do it. Sing for all of the people who won't. Sing for the people who tell you not to. It's cute, but it doesn't carry the dark undertones that their other songs have, so it seems a little out of place.
The blank word is "ganja weed" which is anathema to the soccer moms, must as terrorists are anathema to the president. And it's "but for now let's just pretend we're all gonna get bombed." And I'm pretty sure they're singing something like "you motherfuckers, you'll sing some day" in the final chorus.
This song works on two levels. The first meaning is about how wonderful singing is and how cathartic is is. The other meaning is a criticism of some aspects of certain parts of present-day politics, like urban violence (or perhaps lax gun control), fearmongering, and having an asshole for a president. Why do you hate america, Amanda Palmer? Why do you want to make the bald eagles cry?
I completely agree :) On every comment you made.
I completely agree :) On every comment you made.
^ agree.
on the dresden dolls forum, she said it was about singing at shows... she said that people were discussing if singing along at shows was OK, and she wrote the song about that
ive seriously been looking for this song my whole life. its amazing.
Just a little note.The end line "life is no cabaret" is a reference to the musical Cabaret as the line "life is a cabaret" is repeated at various points during the show.Knowing the band's appreciation for the musical(them doing a cover of I Don't Care Much),it wouldn't suprise me.Cabarets message is about the dangers of being politically ignorant so i think twisting that line to being no cabaret is talking about despite the sometimes taboo topics of the Dresden dolls music(abortion,SA,mental illness etc.) we should still listen and enjoy the music.
Actually, I thought that the missing word was "janjaweed", as in the civilian army that's perpetuating the genocide in Sudan.
it is janjaweed. check out the lyrics on the official site: http://dresdendolls.com/downloads_n_lyrics/lyrics/sing.htm