Sum 41 - We’re All To Blame
When I first saw the music video for We’re All To Blame, I just could not stop laughing. The video is just simply amazing and hilarious, taking on a Solid Gold theme and atmosphere, having Sum 41 perform on stage in modern clothes amid male and female dancers. The dancers themselves are really fun to watch, especially since nearly all of the them are dancing passionately as if fueled by some unknown motivation, but behind all the humor there is quite a bit of seriousness to it all, particularly the song. Just listen to the track, which the band says is about the “state of the world due to war, people dying, people living in fear, and the power of corporations, amongst other concerns.” I suppose Sum 41 made the video humorous to emphasis the seriousness behind it. Watching it does make you wonder, “What exactly does Solid Gold have to do with the song?” and when you listen to the lyrics, the answer is nothing. It’s all a ploy to get you to hear and understand the message. I have included the lyrics because they’re really good and it offers a better understanding of what I’m talking about.
Take everything left from me. (All to blame)
How can we still succeed, taking what we don’t need?
Telling lies, alibis, selling all the hate that we breed.
Supersize our tragedy!(you can’t define me or justify greed)
Bought in the land of the free!
(land! free!)
And we’re all too blame,
We’ve gone too far,
From pride to shame,
We’re trying so hard,
We’re dying in vain,
We’re hopelessly blissful and blind
To all we are,
We want it all with no sacrifice!
Realize we spend our lives living in a culture of fear.
Stand to salute; say thanks to the man of the year.
How did we all come to this?(you can’t define me or justify greed)
It’s greed that we just can’t resist!
(Resist!)
And we’re all too blame,
We’ve gone too far,
From pride to shame,
We’re trying so hard,
We’re dying in vain,
We’re hopelessly blissful and blind
To all we are,
We want it all.
Everyone wants it all with no sacrifice!
Tell me now, what have we done? We don’t know.
I can’t allow what is being done to tear me down,
Believe me now, we don’t know just what
With our backs against the wall.
And now we’re all too blame,
We’ve gone too far,
From pride to shame,
We’re hopelessly blissful and blind
When all we need
Is something true
To do believe,
Don’t we all?
Everyone, everyone,
We will fall.
‘Cause we’re all to blame
We’ve gone too far,
From pride to shame,
We’re trying so hard,
We’re dying in vain,
We want it all,
Everyone, don’t we all?
- moises
