Originally Posted by Fdemetrio
Of course its a protest song.

I honestly think the only reason you post songs is to argue

Yes, Dom, at first I actually thought I had written a protest song. But after thinking about all the feedback, I’ve realized that’s not really what the song is about.

There’s nothing left to protest against. It’s too late for that. We’ve already reached the point of no return. The song is about looking back at the chances we had and didn’t take, and realizing that now we can only deal with the consequences.
That’s why I hear it as melancholic and resigned rather than angry. It’s not a battle cry. It’s more like looking back and asking, “Why didn’t we learn?”

And that’s probably why Bill’s “resigned. Minor chord sad.” description resonated with me so much. I think he understood what I was trying to say better than I did when I wrote it.