Essay Redefine by Incubus - 731 Words

Redefine by Incubus Redefine is the perfect song to represent us in the time capsule. The song supports using your knowledge to empower yourself, and be an individual. It also emphasizes using your knowledge and intelligence to make the world a better place. The song also reminds us to be wary of abusing our power. We can use our power to make the world a better place, but we can also use our power to the wrong ends and destroy our planet and our lives. Redefine is a rock song, and therefor part of the pop culture. For this reason it is not tied down to any cultural roots, making it accessible to people of all creeds and colors. Brandon Boyd, vocalist for Incubus, starts the song with an interesting analogy. He tells†¦show more content†¦Incubus as a band is a symbol of this. They are each trained musicians, and they use their training and knowledge to provide music for our and their enjoyment. The song also puts a heavy emphasis on individuality. The analogies that Brandon uses to describe us are themselves unique. He stays away from clichà ©s and often uses almost ludicrous sounding lyrics to do this. The song states rather bluntly in the lines, you can paint whatever picture you like. No matter what Ted Koppel says on channel four tonight. Brandon is against giving into pressure from society. One of the reasons many student go away to college is to get away from the control of their parents, and to get out on their own and become individuals. In a sense, they leave to define themselves. Students become individuals within the whole of the campus. This individuality leads to campus life becoming more diverse and in many eyes better. Incubus again reflects this within their band. All have played together since junior high, yet they have all come from different backgrounds, and retain their own tastes in style of dress, religion, and even in music. Tastes w ithin the band range from Bjork to acid jazz to hip-hop to heavy metal. Without all these individual tastes they would not be able to make the music that they do. Lyrically the song does not tie itself to any culture, but the