So who doesn't love Icelandic folk music? Well I know that I'm in love! I've used songs by Of Monsters and Men throughout my school year. Their music tells different stories and have various meanings. However, this song here, Dirty Paws (which is linked in the photo) I feel like it has the strongest story within' the lyrics. I would recommend giving the song a listen before continuing!
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The video that I linked includes an in depth animation summary of the song, except I have a strong feeling that simply by only paying attention to the pictures and video the lyrics won't make complete sense. Whereas I've listen to this tune multiple times and believe that I have a well understanding of the song. Here's what I estimate is the story behind the song. The 'creature' with the four dirty paws I imagine as a metaphor for Mother Nature and then the evil Queen bee and her friends I believe are humans. ---
"The bees had declared a war, The sky wasn't big enough for them all." Slowly, mankind has been destroying the environment, by ripping apart fields and forests to develop superstores and highways which terrify and kill the animals. "The forest that once was green, Was colored black by those killing machines." Our mega industrial technology and equipment pollutes the air and poisons the lakes and rivers.
The entire theme and story of the song reminds me of the movie Avatar. The human's arrive on a huge planet with their giant drills and machine and just begin to tear away at the planet. In the end of the film, all of the natives and the animals team up against the humans and finally gain their home planet back.
Maybe karma will come back and kick our butts for all the irreversible damage and harm that we have caused. I'm just waiting for the beast with the four dirty paws to arrive!
--If you liked the song by Of Monsters and Men I would highly recommend checking out other songs by them! >>Their official website is linked in the button below <<
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