03-10-2011, 09:45 PM
I was a huge LP fan years ago, but I didn't like Minutes to Midnight at all and I thought theyd never be good again.
I think Robot Boy is just describing the average person in north america, not someone who's STS, that song certainly descirbes me to some extent, and probably whoever wrote it.
As for STS I think the loneliness and constant pain is supposed to motivate them to take all they can, whether that actually makes them happy or not, we'll never know, because if we were to ask someone on that path they could lie, or could be in denial of the un-sustainability of their path.
(03-10-2011, 06:41 PM)ahktu Wrote: I also found the lyrics to Robot Boy very interesting...to me, they almost seem to me to be portraying the world through the eyes of an STS person. "You think there's not enough love and no one to give it to." "You think compassion is a flaw that you will never know." "One day the weight of the world will give you the strength to go." It seems rather sad...I admit I'm curious as to what it feels like to truly be STS...in my mind it would be horribly lonely, full of anger and pain. Do they actually enjoy being that way? It's such a different mindset, I can scarcely comprehend it.
I think Robot Boy is just describing the average person in north america, not someone who's STS, that song certainly descirbes me to some extent, and probably whoever wrote it.
As for STS I think the loneliness and constant pain is supposed to motivate them to take all they can, whether that actually makes them happy or not, we'll never know, because if we were to ask someone on that path they could lie, or could be in denial of the un-sustainability of their path.