Demeter was so angry that she withdrew herself in loneliness, and the earth ceased to be fertile. None but Zeus, and the all-seeing sun, Helios, had noticed it.īroken-hearted, Demeter wandered the earth, looking for her daughter until Helios revealed what had happened. One day, when she was collecting flowers on the plain of Enna, the earth suddenly opened and Hades rose up from the gap and abducted her. Persephone was such a beautiful young woman that everyone loved her, even Hades wanted her for himself. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. General CommentPersephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology. The band showed no remorse - though, for what it’s worth, it appears they eventually did play "Jumper," another of their hit songs, which is about talking someone back from the brink of suicide.With the guitar that you brought me I pulled from Played none of the hits, bashed GOP platform, asked "Who here believes in science?" So much booing.Ĭoncert-goers were no doubt upset that they were lambasted by talk of science and tolerance instead of getting to hear "Semi-Charmed good They used their time onstage to give the musical equivalent of a middle finger by sticking to their less popular songs, mixed in with questions to the crowd like, "Who believes in science?"Įpic troll of RNC event. But Jenkins and the band are apparently not fans of Trump and his policies ( Jenkins wrote a piece for the Huffington Post in 2012 about how Republicans are the wrong side of history and policy), so they decided to stage a rebellion. Jenkins and Third Eye Blind were performing at a concert hosted by the Recording Industry Association of America and AT&T - a special event for the convention-goers and GOP allies.
"You can boo all you want, but I'm the motherfucking artist up here," lead singer Stephan Jenkins said. The crowd was not pleased, but Third Eye Blind didn’t care. Third Eye Blind tonite at #RNCinCLE event: We believe in tolerance, acceptance (Followed by boos) /WPRIEMZmEp The jaunty track is about the allure of crystal meth addiction and the itchy desperation of desiring an escape.Īnd on Tuesday night, Third Eye Blind inflicted a similar kind of distress at the Republican National Convention during an after-party, surprising guests with messages of gay rights and science and serenading them with some of the band’s more obscure songs, while withholding the most popular song in their discography.
"I want something else to get me through this" is the linchpin of the chorus in "Semi-Charmed Life," the most popular song the '90s band Third Eye Blind has ever created.
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