in which materialism doesn't always lead to happiness

so, to piggyback on the above post, which is all about the spirit of giving, i thought i'd add the following song.

for those of you not in the know, metric is a canadian indie new-wave band. i like 'em for their driving beats and pretty vocals, which make an interesting dichotomy. when i first heard gold guns girls, all i really heard was the beat. and then i gave the song a good listen and thought - i like this. i like what she's saying. some people think it's about relationships (which, admittedly, is the point of probably 99% of all songs out there - yes, i'm so scientific, i know this fact to be true!), and i guess you can see it that way, but, reportedly, emily haines, the lead singer, claimed the song was about "deep dissatisfaction in the material realm." which, when you apply that description to the lyrics, makes a hell of a lot of sense. does money buy happiness? sometimes. but it never buys love. never.

all the gold and the guns in the world
couldn't get you off
all the gold and the guns and the girls
couldn't get you off
all the boys, all the choices in the world

i remember when we were gambling to win
everybody else said; "better luck next time"
i don't wanna bend, let the bad girls bend
i just wanna be your friend
is it ever gonna be enough?

all the lace and the skin in the shop
couldn't get you off
all the toys and the tools in the box
couldn't get you off

all the noise, all the voices never stop

i remember when we were gambling to win
everybody else said, "better luck next time"
i don't wanna bend, let the bad girls bend
i just wanna be your friend
while you're giving me a hard time
i remember when we were gambling to win
everybody else said uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

is it ever gonna be enough?

more and more, more and more...
is it ever gonna be enough?

(mp3) gold guns girls by metric (via guilt free pleasures)

here's the official video: