3 doors down is a very popular band that has been around for a number of years, but when we are doing a story about dominant ideology a particular song comes to mind. The song is called “let me be myself” and it follows a story of the singer singing to a girl who wants to control him. However to me there is a deeper meaning to this song. I believe the woman he is talking to is a metaphor for the world and society taking over who he is. This song is really talking about how he got up in the way society wants him to be and then realized he doesn’t want to be the way society wants him to be. He is fighting the ideology of the world and wants to just be himself.
In the song the very first line is “I guess I just got lost being someone else” which means he lost track of who he was. He continues to say this “Please would you one time let me be myself?” which obviously symbolizes him talking to the world and asking it to stop with stereotypes, and things and let him be who he really is. This song really shows how everyone can be affected by events in the world and it can change peoples personalities.
I like this song because it is completely disagreeing with the dominant ideology. When talking about dominant ideology you think about the world or the certain events in it that shape your society, and that is exactly what this song is about. What really got to me is the lyric “That's all I've ever wanted from this world… Is to let me be me” because that’s exactly what dominant ideology is, and the person in the song is rebelling against it. I believe this song affects people in a positive way, it tells everyone who listens that you should always be yourself and not always do what society wants you to do.
“For a while, if you don't mind, let me be myself”
1 comment:
I love 3 Doors Down! That song is a good one too.
I like any songs that go against the grain and this one is a great example, you made a good choice for this blog post assignment.
There's so much pressure to act and dress a certain way, and it makes me wonder how it all got started. Girls are expected to be feminine, guys - masculine.
If a senior went to her ball in a tux, it's safe to say there would be a controversy over that outfit. It's truly her decision to wear what she wants, after all, a tux is still formal. But because she isn't meeting society's stereotype of a lady, it causes drama. It shouldn't be that way at all..
Overall I liked your post a lot, and what you said about how events change a person's personality. The judgement and hate in the world affects how a person acts in public and even in private time. It can make people try to suppress who they are to suit others' views. It's not right.
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