Green Day: Fashion Victim Meaning

Fashion Victim Lyrics

He's a victim of his own time
In his "vintage suit" and tie
He's a 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 follow the dress...

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   Aug 12th 2010 !⃝

   "He's a victim of his own time
   In his "vintage suit" and tie
   He's a casualty dressed to the teeth
   In the latest genocide"
   
   This part talks about an old male employer that uses his "vintage suit" that is really new to impress people and make them think that he is younger.
   
   "The new seasons come and go
   At the dog and pony show
   Gonna sit and beg and fetch the names
   And follow the dress codes
   WHAT'S IN A NAME?...HEY!"
   
   This part talks about the modeling shows, the new clothes that appear every season, and the models who beg the fashioners to be on the show, they accept but with the condition that the models fetch their names to them and do what they want to do, but at the end their names mean nothing to them, the only thing that matters are their bodies.
   
   "She's a scented magazine
   Looking sharp and living clean
   Living well and dressed to kill
   But she looks like hell to me"
   
   She is a model who is the best model in the world, but at the end she is a person, and is exactly the same as the ugliest guy in the world.
   
   "So when you're dancing through your wardrobe
   Do the anorex - a go-go
   Cloaked with style
   For pedophiles as the credit card explodes"
   
   This part is easy to interpret it says:"If you want to be a model; be as skinny as you can, spend all the money you can on clothes to look great & cool, do it for fashioners who have 40 that are interested in 15 year old girls".
   
   "You auctioned off your life
   For the "most" expensive price
   Going once...
   Going twice...
   Now it's gone"
   
   This is dedicated to every one who are models, you can sell yourself for the best price but at the end they are going to do it again (sell you); and again until they have fully exploited you.
   
   At the end this song talks about modeling, fashion, the fashioners, what you have to do, and what is the price you are going to pay for do it.

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