Bastille with the song, Pompeii

  Today, and from now on, I'm going to do away with the name Music Wednesday. Any day, I'll talk about any one song. Today I'll be talking about the song, Pompeii.

  The song starts off with an acapella melodic line that repeats in the chorus. In any case you're wondering what the song means, well the town-city Pompeii (within Italy) was destroyed somewhere-way-way-back by a volcanic eruption. If you look at the lyrics, "We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
In your pose as the dust settles around us" it simply mentions that the people of Pompeii, back then, were caught in the onslaught of the eruption. The song also talks about chaos amidst the city; that is probably when the city had run amuck. Now you have to know that Pompeii has been 

But if you close your eyes,

Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

  Now you have to know that Pompeii has been a tourist attraction for 250 years and counting. I'd imagine that if you were there (I haven't), I'd close my eyes and imagine a comparison between the past and present. It might feel like I had been there before, some weird nostalgia. I'm an optimist of the possible change since the volcano eruption. Alright I think I've been cross-referring over my head, but there is the possible co-relation I mentioned. Then again, it's up to you on how you'd like to interpret the song.

  Now have a listen and enjoy the song! Till next time! 
Mark




or enjoy the acoustic version! It's even better (I feel)