The reactivated band released a new EP, a new split with hardcore band Touché Amoré in October 2012, and a new album entitled Real Fear on the No Sleep label in November 2012.
Everyone
The Casket Lottery Lyrics
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The Casket Lottery's song Everyone is a commentary on the human tendency to constantly seek out heroes and saviors who can solve all of our problems. The lyrics "Choose bronze and win us all over" suggest that even settling for something less than perfection can be enough to unite people and bring about positive change. The line "not one exists" implies that we are setting ourselves up for disappointment if we expect someone else to save us.
The chorus "we've got our hopes up high, enough to get let down and go for the gold" speaks to the cycle of setting high expectations, being let down, and then setting even higher expectations in hopes of a different outcome. The lyric "all along everyone here is strong" suggests that perhaps the true heroes are those who are able to keep going despite setbacks and challenges.
The song encourages us to embrace hope and willpower as the key to creating change in ourselves and in the world. The line "hope and will will make us all new reasons" suggests that when we focus on these qualities, we can find new purpose and meaning in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Choose bronze and win us all over.
Opt for something lesser, but still valuable, and you'll have everyone's support.
For its time for a hero and we all know not one exists.
We are in need of a savior, but realistically, there is no one who can save us.
Not here. Not yet.
At present, we don't have a hero to save us.
We've got our hopes up high, enough to get let down and go for the gold.
We have high expectations that often lead to disappointment and cause us to strive for unattainable greatness.
All along everyone here is strong.
Despite our struggles, everyone has inner strength.
Possibilities and maybes make for conversation pieces.
Discussions about hypothetical situations and potential outcomes are interesting topics of conversation.
But hope and will will make us all new reasons so let us down, or choose bronze and save us all from barely hanging on.
Belief in a brighter future and the determination to make it happen will give us all new purpose, so don't disappoint us or settle for mediocrity and help us avoid barely surviving.
Save us all.
Help us all overcome our struggles.
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