NPR's proclaimed "Anthem of the Summer" is nothing short of a very catchy tune with a dark and maniacal message. This is the sort of song that starts as that annoying song that gets stuck in my head and then as it ingrains itself into my brain I get more and more curious about the song until I finally look up the lyrics. However, it does't end there! I read the lyrics and then got very surprised but refreshed by the lyrics of the song. A song about a guy with a gun telling kids to run away from his bullets and guns is usually interesting but to do it with such a catchy poppy tune behind it is energizing and invigorating.
The song perhaps drives home to those people in high school who feel ostracized and picked on and wish to even up the score. 99.9% of those kids simply emphasize with others in their predicament and then graduate and go on to be those kids bosses (OK, probably not 99.9% but the point is made) and they also sometimes wish they could stand up to their oppressors. This song may be an "anthem" for those kids as well. Hopefully it is inspiring as a way to simply put their predicament into perspective rather than to act on the lyrics in a literal sense.
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