"Devour" by Shinedown
(2008), The Sound of Madness
Written by Brent Smith and Dave Basset
Singer Brent Smith commented about his song and album in an interview saying, "It's time to just go over the top, literally go above and beyond what a human being thinks they're capable of recording. We want to do a huge hard rock record that has a lot of crossover potential but also some of the most insanely intense and heavy material that this band has ever tried—and see if we can pull it off."
Tim Grierson at About.com stated "Though hard rock remains Shinedown’s forte, this new record suggests that the band members are more than willing to pursue other sonic territory in order to better express themselves." and referred to "Devour" and the title track as the album's "most explosive" songs.
(2008), The Sound of Madness
Written by Brent Smith and Dave Basset
Singer Brent Smith commented about his song and album in an interview saying, "It's time to just go over the top, literally go above and beyond what a human being thinks they're capable of recording. We want to do a huge hard rock record that has a lot of crossover potential but also some of the most insanely intense and heavy material that this band has ever tried—and see if we can pull it off."
Tim Grierson at About.com stated "Though hard rock remains Shinedown’s forte, this new record suggests that the band members are more than willing to pursue other sonic territory in order to better express themselves." and referred to "Devour" and the title track as the album's "most explosive" songs.
"Devour"-Shinedown
Take it and take it and take it and take it all Take it and take it and take it until you take us all Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it You know they're only toys Try it you'll like, it don't hide it, don't fight it, just let it out Steal and shoot it and kill it or take another route Take it and take it and take it You know they're only toys [Chorus] Devour, devour Suffocate you own empire Devour, devour It's your final hour Devour, devour Stolen like a foreign soul Devour, devour What a way to go! You want it, you want it, you want it Well here it is Everything, everything ,everything Isn't so primitive Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all Nobody, nobody wants to feel like this Nobody, nobody wants to live like this Nobody, nobody wants a war like this [Chorus] Diving down, round and round [Repeat: x2] [Chorus:Repeat x2] Said twice not once |
Guiding Questions:
How does this song present the war? Pro-war or anti-war and how do you know?
What language of the song stands out to you, catches your attention, etc?
Is this song in support of or critical of the stated foreign policy?
How does the song answer one of the driving questions?
Do you agree with the message of the song or not? Why?
Song Analysis:
In this song Devour, depicts a very antiwar type song and the quote of the song that best displays its meaning is “Nobody, nobody wants to feel like this, Nobody, nobody wants to live like this, Nobody, nobody wants a war like this”. This line from the song represents the popular belief of society meaning both people and soldiers began to question why they were there and wanted to them leave and come home. This song also poked fun at the bush doctrine, by making bush look like a little kid abusing his toys, toys meaning soldiers. “Take it and take it and take it until you take us all Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it. You know they're only toys “ I over all agree with the message of this song because it displays accurate beliefs of popular belief of today's society.
How does this song present the war? Pro-war or anti-war and how do you know?
What language of the song stands out to you, catches your attention, etc?
Is this song in support of or critical of the stated foreign policy?
How does the song answer one of the driving questions?
Do you agree with the message of the song or not? Why?
Song Analysis:
In this song Devour, depicts a very antiwar type song and the quote of the song that best displays its meaning is “Nobody, nobody wants to feel like this, Nobody, nobody wants to live like this, Nobody, nobody wants a war like this”. This line from the song represents the popular belief of society meaning both people and soldiers began to question why they were there and wanted to them leave and come home. This song also poked fun at the bush doctrine, by making bush look like a little kid abusing his toys, toys meaning soldiers. “Take it and take it and take it until you take us all Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it. You know they're only toys “ I over all agree with the message of this song because it displays accurate beliefs of popular belief of today's society.