Fashion Victim

So here I was at 6:15am this morning on GreenDayAuthority, reading which song they had elected as Song Of The Week. To my surprise, I saw that it was infact a song off the album I was listening to. Fashion Victim off Warning by Green Day. As I read the article, I saw how meaningful the lyrics were in context with todays world. 


Lyrics are as follows: 

He's a victim of his own time
In his "vintage suit" and tie
He's casualty dressed to the teeth
In the latest genocide
The new seasons come and go
At the dog and pony show
Gonna sit and beg and fetch the names
And fallow your dress codes
WHAT'S IN A NAME?...HEY!

She's a scented magazine
Looking sharp and living clean
Living well and dressed to kill
But she looks like hell to me

So when you're dancing through your wardrobe
Do the anorex - a go-go
Cloaked with style
For pedophiles as the credit card explodes

You auctioned off your life
For the "most" expensive price
Going once...
Going twice...
Now it's gone

(You the Crew)

You auctioned off your life
For the "most" expensive price
Going once...
Going twice...
Now it's gone

What's in a name, hey?
What's in a name, hey?
What's in a name?


Here's what GDA had to say about the song. 

Song of the Week: "Fashion Victim"

Posted by Aska February 27, 2012 a 2:07 PM

This week's Song of the Week is Green Day's dig at materialism and consumerism; Fashion Victim, track 4 of Green Day's 6th studio album, Warning.

The meaning behind Fashion Victim's lyrics is fairly self-explanatory - they criticise and satirise people who follow the fashion and trends of mainstream society to try and fit in ("the casualties"); people who base themselves on brand names and are obsessed with keeping up with the in-crowd, even if they can't necessarily afford it, rather than being their own person and living their own life ("you auctioned off your life..."). 

If you look at the lyrics and look at the article, you will see just how relevant this song is today.