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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
But I feel like he's always had this side of him before. There are a handful of songwriter-y songs in the catalouge, at varying levels of quality we'll say haha, that this vibe fits perfectly.
I'm curious what songs you meant that this rehashes? As far as turns of phrase goes, Shine a light has been used before but the rest feels pretty specific to the incident. I'm not defending the song by any means, just curious.
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Are there many from the glory days though? It’s something he seems to have developed in the last 10-15 years.
“America’s on fire” instantly had me thinking of THINFS (“The streets are on fire”).
“I can’t breathe” he used as recently as Unbroken. I’m sure he’s used it in other songs as well.
The bits in between are trying to sound more clever than they are. They’re sort of empty words to me.
There are other bits I liked. “When did a judge and jury become a badge and a knee” sort of stopped me in my tracks. The rest is pretty good lyrically. First verse just grates on me a bit.