The song is about how things have changed in the United States over the years, specific the “American dream”. The song consists themes as motivation, encouragement and goals. Motivation and encouragement so you can become successful and achieve great things in life by working and trying as hard as you can to reach your goals in life.
"the white picket fences" represents how the "American dream" has changed. People no longer only work for what they need, they want to have more than they need, and suddenly they become greedy. In the end of the song, they discuss the meaning of the “american dream”. Everybody’s definition in America of a succesfull life, is if you have a house, yacht, car etc. That means you have a higher social status and a better life than the ones who can’t afford these material things.
Some of the interesting lines in the song: “Do something with your life" “Say good-bye to white picket fences" “They say you got to fail, to have it all" “And we don’t want a job, I just want a life" “Sometimes the underdogs rise, and the mighty fall" “Tell me what happened to the American dream"
In America it is more often seen that you follow your social inheritance. In Denmark we have the welfare state, which means everybody has the same opportunities to achieve great things in life. In America they live after the quote: Everybody is the smith of their own happiness. So if you are born in a poor family, you have to work harder, to achieve great things in life, opposite the ones who are born in a rich familiy.
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The song is about how things have changed in the United States over the years, specific the “American dream”. The song consists themes as motivation, encouragement and goals. Motivation and encouragement so you can become successful and achieve great things in life by working and trying as hard as you can to reach your goals in life.
"the white picket fences" represents how the "American dream" has changed. People no longer only work for what they need, they want to have more than they need, and suddenly they become greedy. In the end of the song, they discuss the meaning of the “american dream”. Everybody’s definition in America of a succesfull life, is if you have a house, yacht, car etc. That means you have a higher social status and a better life than the ones who can’t afford these material things.
Some of the interesting lines in the song:
“Do something with your life"
“Say good-bye to white picket fences"
“They say you got to fail, to have it all"
“And we don’t want a job, I just want a life"
“Sometimes the underdogs rise, and the mighty fall"
“Tell me what happened to the American dream"
In America it is more often seen that you follow your social inheritance. In Denmark we have the welfare state, which means everybody has the same opportunities to achieve great things in life. In America they live after the quote: Everybody is the smith of their own happiness. So if you are born in a poor family, you have to work harder, to achieve great things in life, opposite the ones who are born in a rich familiy.