The rendition of "Safe and Sound" in the video is to portray irony.
It is a sad truth that nuclear capacity of a military does not provide security for the people that own it. If anything it escalates tensions and reasons for nuclear proliferation. All it takes is one sour leader, such as George W. Bush, and the entire world is off to the races. The weapons race. A race that removes fiscal assets from the people within the borders of a country to it's military. People starve and die and suffer within the borders of a country when someone like George W. Bush leads the USA and makes speeches to increase tensions rather than relieve them.
This video of "Safe and Sound" should be very sad to most people. It is not entertainment. Language takes all forms. Some people use talking as the only valid message of people. That is the furthest from the truth. The majority of people recognize a deeper understanding of their world that is expressed in music and art. The abstract and art of all kinds is non-threatening. Art allows people to examine their world and build competencies about it. Often the deepest understandings of our world comes through expression rather than from words.
Capital Cities portrays a generational message in "Safe and Sound." A message that needs to have a resolve into the future, beginning with the deceptive "Duck and Cover" to this modern day plea for peace from the plague that rests in the borders of the USA. Peace is paramount and the fear of annihilation has to end.
What is going on in Washington, DC is not about the budget. It is not about the deficit. It is not about the national debt. It is, however, about the future of the USA. That is why the man in the White House is unyielding. The misdirection of our great nation cannot be tolerated anymore. To surrender is to embrace the past and return to fear. The way money is spent will determine the outcome of peace for the USA.
We elected Barack Hussein Obama in 2012. The message from the people is clear."We want a peaceful and prosperous country where our children find a way of life that is pleasing and full of happiness in a world of reliability to all nations that enjoy the same peace we crave."
