My Take On: Privilege
What a way to kick off the album. A straight forward guitar riff from Mike with a solid pick up from Jose to kick off the full blown riff. The verse is a staggered, stop-and-go beat with Dirk following closely to Mike's guitar riff. The second verse is a great riff that you have to give Dirk a little credit for. As a bass player, it sounds cool the way he uses the chords and goes back and forth with Mike while Brandon closes it up to bring it back full circle. This chorus is cool because not only are Brandon's beautifully belching vocals, but Jose switches back from the hi-hat to the ride to compliment Brandon and show his skill at how well he feels his music. The bridge gives way for Kilmore to come in with somewhat of a little DJ solo and goes right back to the second verse to come back to the chorus.
Brandon's first verse reminds me of the famous quote from Spider Man: "With great power comes great responsibility," but not so much in a super human way. His chorus seems to reveal two things. First, he is somewhat aware of what his band has. What they have made is full of meaning and purpose. But he is also sad that people live without ever realizing there own meaning and their own purpose in life. The second verse repeats his sympathy. But the last two lines are from his eyes, as if he were the guy standing in front of him then he would do something to find his meaning. He has this anger and sympathy because of the fact that we are born with this privilege, free of charge. Don't sit around and wait because you have the power to find your true self because I feel he believes everyone is hear for some reason.
