Suggests a characters desire to escape from

somewhere. Another world, or place is calling

for him.
This line
Suggests he
suggests,
in or
feelsthat
trapped
modern
life, where
restricted
people
heare
is, not
as he cant
ambitious,
asThis
they
stretch.
are scared
couldof
be a
failing.
This is for
metaphor
shown
as the text
desire.
says: where you
This arms,
chorus sums
stretch your
without up
fearthe
ofpolemical
nature
of the song,
falling. In
into
terms
reference
the of a
criticism
mountain, this of
suggestsmodern
that thissociety.
Theplace
line: So you
is the only
gave
them our own
to gain freedom
blood,As
for theirs
and ambition.
had
been
anywhere else, hestolen.
This idea
cannot stretch
hisof blood
being
stolen,
I
arms, which I
think
believe to
a reinforces the
idea
metaphor forthat society
restricts
people trying
to peoples
ambition,
be successful,
or as the
lyric
suggests
that
bettering
is steals
themselves.
I their
blood,
think that this awhich could
be a metaphor for
polemical
peoples
desire.
comment
on
creates a
modern This
life and
general
culture, as it meaning to
suggeststhe
thatsong,
it which is
that
society
is
does not allow
restrictive
and
people to be free,
greedy.
or be ambitious.

There was always something holding you

back
Some other world that was calling
Maybe in the mountains where you stretched
your arms
Without fear of falling
They tried to bring you their love and fear
But you would never receive it
I tried to tell you you had everything that you
need
But you would never believe it
Ch: So you tried to make family
But nothing was given
So you gave them your own blood
For theirs had been stolen
Yeah, you tried to make family
But nothing was given
So you gave them your own blood
And all of it stolen
You took the water from the wishing well
You never saw that you shouldn't
You tried to break all the bad in the world
You never saw that you couldn't
You can count up everything that you have
It never stops the craving
Ain't it always the ones that want to be saved
That do all of the saving
Ch: So you tried to make family
But nothing was given
So you gave them your own blood
For theirs had been stolen
Yeah, you tried to make family

In the second verse, a feeling of naivety and innocence is developed

around the character. This is done through the lyric: You tried to
break all the bad in the world, you never saw that you couldnt. This
suggests that the character thought that he could solve all the worlds
problems, but was unaware that this was impossible. This implies that
he is young. I think this also resonates with the target audience of the
band. As they are a punk rock band from the 80s, many of their
listeners would have fitted into the punk, rebellious attitude, which
believed that they could change the world. However, as this song was
released in 2014, many of their listeners will be older, and have a less
nave outlook on life. Therefore, this lyric will resonate with them.

The chorus
reveals the
subject of the
characters
desires, which is
family. This
repetition
throughout both
choruses,
suggests another
meaning to the
song, which is
that family is the
most important
thing in life.