Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: grindcore
Song Meaning of “One Inside One-hundred – Live” by Dropdead
One Inside One-hundred is a song by Dropdead that speaks of struggles with personal identity, and the ever-present need to fit in and belong. The lyrics evoke feelings of sadness and discourage, as the narrator feels they are “just one in one-hundred other faces”. He feels he is insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and unable to stand out and be seen.
The line “Tell me what happened to what I thought was real” is a heartbreaking admission of utter hopelessness and confusion. Despite his desperate yearning to be special and accepted, he can’t shake his feeling that he is just another number among the hundreds.
The chorus is determined and fierce, but also filled with doubt and insecurity, as the narrator expresses his faith and desire for something more. He holds on to the hope that this will persist, and that one day he can fight against the inexorable pull of fitting in.
The song climaxes with the powerful chorus repeating over and over, a cry of defiance and survival – “I’m still here”. The narrator takes his first steps in standing out and forging his own identity, and makes a powerful statement to the world that despite the odds he will never succumb to being just another face in a faceless crowd.