Karnivool - C.O.T.E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUmARJ0o6Hw

above is the youtube link for this song. it's called C.O.T.E (cote = centre of the earth) by a band called Karnivool

I absolutely love this song. once vocals come in it starts off quite soft and takes you in with a feeling of empathy. The vocals take you on an emotional journey.

the tone quality in the lead singers voice when he sings "No, I don't think you like me,"  is just beautiful as he reveals a sense of vulnerability. The repetition of this line in the song suggests a reoccuring event. the title expresses a sense of what the song is about as well, how society works. This song is all about being yourself, and how he sees the world.

my favourite lyric section in this song is the bridge:

 "Sing alone, sing aloud, to be alive, its so good to feel you near
swim alone, live a dream, see me drown, all this in apathy
Be still for a moment
so you can face this world, you face it all for a moment
so you can face this world, you face this world"


This verse is pretty self explanatory really. It is about exactly what it possess. the first line of this verse "Sing alone, sing aloud, to be live, it's so good to feel you near," presents a sense of gratitude to just being "alive," being hear and now! why do we sing? to express ourselves, we sing when we're happy we sing when we're sad, it's our form of expression, and here the lead singer is doing just that.
"Swim alone, live a dream, see me drown, all this in apathy." a sense of having it all, and not caring - apathy meaning a sense of lack of concern, therefore the world as we know it. take it for granted, you can have it all and not care, be the centre of the earth (C.O.T.E) and not appreciate it. And so you must "be still for a moment; so you can face this world, you face it all for a moment." take that moment in, appreciate what has been thrown at you and what you have, face the world and take it all on. Moment of confrontation.