Capital G Lyrics

This song is not a riddle and the meaning is far from political. It is an open criticism of current American society. It says that people just don't give a #!@%*# about the rest of the world or the next generations' future as long as they have their money, comfort and entertainment. That a war 1000 miles away is as real for them as a movie. The part with pushing buttons just describes a way how people detach themselves from their own actions, and refuse to feel responsibility. Most of you just hear a hint of GWB and instantly search for political meaning. Trent is above such things.

in his discography "trading in my god for this one" the god is NOT capitalized and in christian mythology all "gods" (other than the one the book is about) are not capitalized leading the reader to believe it is the "real one". I think the same goes for this song, Trent brilliantly saw (and exploited) the sarcasm behind the one true "God" myth. More than likely whatever you want to make of it.

I heard the song 3x and thought I’d look around to see what it’s about. I thought G stood for Government. I have read people think G stands for GWB, that would seem childish and short sighted. It would seem Trent from the lyrics is a conservative, “The more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me” sounds like taxes, and he called this a problem. Bush is a neocon, not a conservative. Obama is almost equal to bush in every respect, both are for growing government, these are facts.

The song is not about Bush, Capital G is for Greed, and it's capitalized in reference to context in the Seven Deadly Sins, in which all Sins are capitalized. We elect Greed into public offices every day, and that same Greed signs away the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with every act of "peacekeeping" or War that it engages. To further clarify why it can't be about Bush, Trent has set the Album's "storyline", if you will, in the future at approx. 2022 AD. The U.S. of A. has become a Military State of some sort and has removed all hostilities with nuclear weapons, thus the first verse. This eradication provokes a new Era, called B.A. instead of A.D., with B.A. being an acronym meaning Born Again. The Album, set in this time period, is released in 0000 B.A.

I don't see how one can say this song is not at least partly about George W. Bush. I also read that Reznor says the G stands for Greed, which makes sense with the lyrics but I would guess that was the diplomatic answer. If it's not about GWB what is the first verse about? Who else did we elect to office who signs his name with a Capital G? In fact, if you look at his wikipedia page you will see that he in fact signs his name capital GW Bush. And to top that all off, Year Zero is a concept album meant to criticize the policies of the United States Government. That's not U.S. centric thinking, it's just the truth. And why wouldn't it relate back to the U.S. Reznor is from the U.S.!

In order to fantasize that this song carries a uncritical, positive conservative message, you would first have to remove it from the context of the whole album. That's plain nonsense. I'd leave the G as it is, indeterminate. Thus it may well represent God, Greed, and Government, which are all fundamental aspects of the conservative stand on 'human nature', preferred forms of social relations, and our position towards non-human beings on earth. Generally I'd criticize TR for a self-destructive, defeatist discourse. If, in the great beyond, we well be back in One, this should lead to the realization that the suffering and destruction of all and any beings is also the suffering and destruction of what I have been, what I am, and what I will become. So, instead of turning the (self)destructive competition and hierarchy -so dear to the conservatives- against (y)ourself as masochism, withdrawal, anorexia and suicide - Destroy what destroys you!

In order to fantasize that this song carries a uncritical, positive conservative message, you would first have to remove it from the context of the whole album. That's plain nonsense. I'd leave the G as it is, indeterminate. Thus it may well represent God, Greed, and Government, which are all fundamental aspects of the conservative stand on 'human nature', preferred forms of social relations, and our position towards non-human beings on earth. Generally I'd criticize TR for a self-destructive, defeatist discourse. If, in the great beyond, we well be back in One, this should lead to the realization that the suffering and destruction of all and any beings is also the suffering and destruction of what I have been, what I am, and what I will become. So, instead of turning the (self)destructive competition and hierarchy -so dear to the conservatives- against (y)ourself as masochism, withdrawal, anorexia and suicide - Destroy what destroys you!

I thought the G stood for God, as if the government was controling the world like a God. It could stand for greed, but he doesn't specify, so if anyone has their own word to place there, then go ahead. Tret really stood out with this one. I think it stands for God. Although it could stand for greed, but greed is normally not capitalized. God is always capital. So I think its God. =]

I thought the G stood for God, as if the government was controling the world like a God. It could stand for greed, but he doesn't specify, so if anyone has their own word to place there, then go ahead. Tret really stood out with this one. I think it stands for God. Although it could stand for greed, but greed is normally not capitalized. God is always capital. So I think its God. =]

ok wtf??? stop being a bunch of american hicks and thinking that the world revolves around gwbush or "god". KurtlivesinNirvana has made a very good point. IF THE WRITER SAYS THATS WAT IT IS THEN THATS WAT IT IS!!! yea u might say it has a deeper meaning but thats only known to trent. you can say its bush or god but then ur just asuming. this is most likely a song about himself because where else are you going to get the music that moves ppl??