The Battle for Self-Understanding: Therapist Reacts to “Custer” by Slipknot
Therapist analyzes the lyrics of Slipknot's “Custer” to discuss how people often fight to destroy the things that they don't understand about themselves and the world. The song is a call to understand before blindly fighting. Because once understanding has been achieved the goal of the fight often changes. The song is a call to embrace the originality and uniqueness that people often fight to destroy in themselves and others.
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