- The artist was born in Hawaii in 1975 and was influenced by Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Neil Young, Sublime, and the Beatles. He made surf films before focusing on his music after a bad surfing accident. - The song references war bonds, feeding information forcefully, and sunglasses. It questions American ignorance of problems abroad and media selectivity in reporting. The lyrics criticize pushing agendas over honest discussion and going too far in actions.

2.  Born May 18, 1975  Influences= Bob Dylan,
 Grew up in Bob Marley, Neil
Oahu, Hawaii Young, Sublime, and
 Before his music took
the Beatles
off, made surf films
 Began to focus on his
music more after he
had a horrible surfing
accident
 Has a number of EP’s
and surfing movies

3. Difficult Cultural Allusions
Vocabulary  Song written in 2008: a
 “cash in your time when there were
blanks”=war bonds more American troops
 “brut-force feed”= to in the Middle East
feed an animal/savage
against their will
 “wool sunglasses”= eye
mask

4. Why do you think we, as Americans,
choose to be ignorant of all the bad
things occuring outside of our country?
Why would the media choose to only
report certain facts to the public?

5. Trouble travels fast
When you're specially designed And so I will cook all your books
for crash testing You're too good looking and
Or wearing wool sunglasses in the mistooken
afternoon You could watch it instead
Come on and tell us what you're From the comfort of your burning
trying to prove beds
�Or you can sleep through the
Because it's a battle when you static
dabble in war
You store it up, unleash it, then you Who needs sleep when we've got
piece it together love?
Whether the storm drain running Who needs keys when we've got
rampant just stamp it clubs?
And send it to somebody who's Who needs please when we've got
pretending to care guns?
Who needs peace when we've
Just cash in your blanks for little toy gone above
tanks But beyond where we should have
Learn how to use them, then gone?
abuse them and choose them We went beyond where we should
Over conversations relationships have gone
are overrated
"I hated everyone" said the sun

6. Stuck between channels my thoughts Well mighty mighty appetite
all quit we just eat 'em up and keep on
I thought about them too driving
much, allowed them to touch Freedom can be freezing take a
The feelings that rained down on the picture from the pretty side
plains all dried and cracked Mind your manners wave your
Waiting for things that never came banners
What a wonderful world that this
Shock and awful thing to make angle can see
somebody think
That they have to choose pushing for But who needs to see what we've
peace supporting the troops done?
And either you're weak or you'll use Who needs please when we've got
brut force-feed the truth guns?
The truth is we say not as we do Who needs keys when we've got
clubs?
We say anytime, anywhere, just show Who needs peace when we've gone
your teeth and strike the fear above
Of god wears camouflage, cries at But beyond where we should have
night and drives a dodge gone?
Pick up the beat and stop hogging Beyond where we should have gone
the feast We went beyond where we should
That's no way to treat an enemy have gone
Beyond where we should have gone

7. Why do you think we, as Americans,
choose to be ignorant of all the bad
things happening outside of our country?
Why would the media choose to only
report certain facts to the public?