miles2025

Ever since my girlfriend broke up with me, I've been the weakest soul on earth.

Environmental Geography ftw. I study policies and learn how to make them and stuff.

Merry Christmas. Because that's what we celebrate in Canada. And if you get offended then get the crap out of my country ;)

Matt Good Coldplay U2

Yes, because most people are too stupid to understand his music and the greatness behind it.

Sort of a Protest Song Apparitions

lol @ scanning it Can you guys not spend the $5 to buy it ;)

Why was Lo-fi B-sides left off the list? That's the best one.

Strange Days Symbolistic White Walls Workers Sing a Song of Mass Production Everything is Automatic

Running For Home She's Got a New Disguise Near Fantastica

Blue Skies Over Bad Lands.

1- Sort of a Protest Song (Round 4) 2- Workers Sing a Song of Mass Production (Round 4) 3- Strange Days (Round 4) 4- A Boy and His Machine Gun (Round 2)

That's the first ever concert I saw there, and was probably one of the best ones to date out of any band or venue.

I'd have to agree with the original post.

Formosa is the name that was given to Taiwan when it was discovered, and the name it kept up until it switched from Japanese to Chinese rule after WWII (nobody refers to it as Formosa anymore). I think the key point here is that the meaning of the word Formosa is "beautiful island". However, once it fell under Chinese rule, it largely became the home of many globalizing factories which treat their workers like sh*t and give them crap pay. So basically my interpretation of the song is... It's a song against mass production (duh). It describes the lifestyle of those that live and work in Taiwan, and how badly they are exploited and taken advantage of. But he throws in that line "They don't like that much, cause it's called Formosa" kinda to say "this isn't right, we're supposed to be living on a beautiful, free land".