“We are Rock Stars” by Does It Offend You, Yeah?

You're all rock stars now in a network town
there's no place to go,
to be on your own
making friends and foes
watch the network grow,

Will you find a time
when you're not online
standing all alone,

Where's your real friends now?
you have let them down
you're a download pal.

The song “We are Rock Stars” by Does It Offend You, Yeah? Is mainly an instrumental electronic -rock type song with subtle splotches of lyrics. The lyrics are pretty straight forward with their interpretation and meaning. It relates to the false social network and the role on the internet.
In the first stanza we have an implied remark stating that everyone is their own “Rock star”. This could be referencing the ability for one to receive praise or compliments under ones alias on the web. It then goes on to explain why one ended up surfing the internet, the sheer presence of boredom. So one joins the network, finding and adding friends, and sometimes creating enemies because of the internet itself. No matter what relationship formed, the network continues to grow, gaining new members ever so rapidly.
Eventually, as described in the second stanza, one will find themselves chained to the web, always online, even if everyone else has resided for the night. Often, people spend hours upon hours on social networking sites such as Myspace or Facebook. Some really do spend their time online at the wee hours of the morning sitting at their desktop or laptop. Even though they may virtually be the only being online at the moment, they still persist on staying that way as to not miss a beat.
Finally, in the third stanza, the ugly truth is revealed. Due to the countless hours spent online one has lost true and physical friendship to the internet. They have become so consumed by the web that the friends they have online are not truly their friends. The extent of that relationship can only be downloaded and not developed.