Post by Julie on Jun 4, 2005 19:32:20 GMT -5
BARONS OF SUBURBIA Barons of
Suburbia take another piece of my
good graces I'm in my war you're in
yours do we fight for peace as they take
another piece of us But baby I would let
your darkness invade me you could maybe
turn this white light into navy before you leave
It was a slight miscalculation that my friends my
friends would be waiting on the other side of the
bridge on the other side of this this mole hill of a
mountain this potion now a poison they're on the other
side of right we're on the other side of her midnight When it's
all said and done we will lose a piece to a carnivorous vegetarian
Barons of suburbia I have heard you pray before you devour
her So baby will you let my darkness invade you You
always liked your wafer sweet in the middle before
you leave It was a slight miscalculation That our
friends our friends would be waiting on the other
side of the bridge on the other side of this this
mole hill of a mountain this potion now a
poison they're on the other side of right
we're on the other side of her midnight
I am piecing a potion To combat
your poison She is Risen She is
Risen Boys I said Said is Risen
I think this song is about the music industry and how it's shallowly changing and trying to discourage Tori and her music.
Here's Tori's description of it:
In her new memoir-confessional book, Piece by Piece, she [Tori] explains that Barons of Suburbia is about fake friends and users, especially within the music industry.
-- Entertainment Weekly, Feb 25, 2005
"Barons of Suburbia is taking on the behavior of the Barons, that they've taken on the patriarchy and their ideology. Whether you're looking at certain governments or certain relationships, we go back to the personal and the political always."
-- Tori; Diary Entry @ Toriamos.com
SONG CANVAS: "Barons of Suburbia"
This song is about takers. We all know them, either as people we have to work with or friends we find out about eventually, and sometimes it's a real shock to realize that when push comes to shove, all these people really car abotu is what's in it for them. In the end they don't even pretend to care if you'r eokay. Not if you're okay, or if the friendship is okay, or anything else. Can somebody tell me what is wrong with the idea of a win-win? Why does somebody always have to bite the dust? Jeez. These days it seemas if it's getting harder and harder to get people on the team who really wan tot show that they value one another. People might say that they want to, but at the end of the day most of them care only about what they get out of it.
I remember a couple of years ago when one of the musicians said to me, "I think music should be free." And I was just not in the mood to deal with yet another genius, but I did, and I said, "Well, you have made the question about where to send yoru check easy for me to answer." "Um," said the musician, "what do you mean?" I answered, "We weren't sure whether to send your check to your address or to your girlfriend's address, but now you've answered my question fo rme." "I'm not quite following you, Tor." he said. "Well, obviously since you believe that music should be free, then we wont' need to send you your check." The musician looked at me incredulously, and with shock in his voice said, "But I've just played my heart out." I looked at him very calmly and said, "So you think you should get paid but music should be free?" "Well, yeah," he said. "And so who do you think is going to pay you if music is free?" I asked. And therein lies the problem--everybody wants free stuff but nobody wants to work for free.
The truth is, all the people who have ever told me that music should be free still believe that they should be paid for their job, whatever that job may be. They are completely insulted when I suggest that they work for free as well. People usually get quite defensive at this point and say, "If I don't get paid for a day's work, then basically I'm being cheated." And I look at them and say, "That is basically right."
This musician sheepishly looked at me and said, "I guess I sound pretty hypocritical . . . but Tor, you're kidding, right?" And I said, "You mean about you not getting paid? Of course 'm going to pay you, because I value what you do. But do you want to know what scares me, and I mean really scares me?" And he looked at me completely baffled and said, "No, what really scares you?" "The fact," I said, "that you weren't kidding."
Suburbia take another piece of my
good graces I'm in my war you're in
yours do we fight for peace as they take
another piece of us But baby I would let
your darkness invade me you could maybe
turn this white light into navy before you leave
It was a slight miscalculation that my friends my
friends would be waiting on the other side of the
bridge on the other side of this this mole hill of a
mountain this potion now a poison they're on the other
side of right we're on the other side of her midnight When it's
all said and done we will lose a piece to a carnivorous vegetarian
Barons of suburbia I have heard you pray before you devour
her So baby will you let my darkness invade you You
always liked your wafer sweet in the middle before
you leave It was a slight miscalculation That our
friends our friends would be waiting on the other
side of the bridge on the other side of this this
mole hill of a mountain this potion now a
poison they're on the other side of right
we're on the other side of her midnight
I am piecing a potion To combat
your poison She is Risen She is
Risen Boys I said Said is Risen
I think this song is about the music industry and how it's shallowly changing and trying to discourage Tori and her music.
Here's Tori's description of it:
In her new memoir-confessional book, Piece by Piece, she [Tori] explains that Barons of Suburbia is about fake friends and users, especially within the music industry.
-- Entertainment Weekly, Feb 25, 2005
"Barons of Suburbia is taking on the behavior of the Barons, that they've taken on the patriarchy and their ideology. Whether you're looking at certain governments or certain relationships, we go back to the personal and the political always."
-- Tori; Diary Entry @ Toriamos.com
SONG CANVAS: "Barons of Suburbia"
This song is about takers. We all know them, either as people we have to work with or friends we find out about eventually, and sometimes it's a real shock to realize that when push comes to shove, all these people really car abotu is what's in it for them. In the end they don't even pretend to care if you'r eokay. Not if you're okay, or if the friendship is okay, or anything else. Can somebody tell me what is wrong with the idea of a win-win? Why does somebody always have to bite the dust? Jeez. These days it seemas if it's getting harder and harder to get people on the team who really wan tot show that they value one another. People might say that they want to, but at the end of the day most of them care only about what they get out of it.
I remember a couple of years ago when one of the musicians said to me, "I think music should be free." And I was just not in the mood to deal with yet another genius, but I did, and I said, "Well, you have made the question about where to send yoru check easy for me to answer." "Um," said the musician, "what do you mean?" I answered, "We weren't sure whether to send your check to your address or to your girlfriend's address, but now you've answered my question fo rme." "I'm not quite following you, Tor." he said. "Well, obviously since you believe that music should be free, then we wont' need to send you your check." The musician looked at me incredulously, and with shock in his voice said, "But I've just played my heart out." I looked at him very calmly and said, "So you think you should get paid but music should be free?" "Well, yeah," he said. "And so who do you think is going to pay you if music is free?" I asked. And therein lies the problem--everybody wants free stuff but nobody wants to work for free.
The truth is, all the people who have ever told me that music should be free still believe that they should be paid for their job, whatever that job may be. They are completely insulted when I suggest that they work for free as well. People usually get quite defensive at this point and say, "If I don't get paid for a day's work, then basically I'm being cheated." And I look at them and say, "That is basically right."
This musician sheepishly looked at me and said, "I guess I sound pretty hypocritical . . . but Tor, you're kidding, right?" And I said, "You mean about you not getting paid? Of course 'm going to pay you, because I value what you do. But do you want to know what scares me, and I mean really scares me?" And he looked at me completely baffled and said, "No, what really scares you?" "The fact," I said, "that you weren't kidding."
