Welcome to the Future by Brad Paisley is a song about how much things have changed. He uses pathos in different ways to help everyone realize just how amazing of a time it is that we are living in. He shares memories of being a kid and having to get a ride to the arcade, and then contrasts it with how today we can play games on our cell phone. He then hits another aspect of how our world has changed by painting a picture of a friend who was a victim of a cross burning. He then contrasts it with a reference to civil rights and how far we have come in that regard.
He uses these contrasting images to help us appreciate just how far we have come in so many ways. He actually wrote a reprise to the song with a more personal aspect on how his own life has changed in many ways: getting married, having a career, having kids. He actually wrote this song because of his kids. He realized how different the world is and will be for his kids than it was for him growing up. At the same time, he helps us realize and appreciate this as well.
I like the comparison to the old and modern lifestyle differences. Also, how he does it in a cool.
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