I can see that you can't see
the blind lead's the blind
one voice one mind
guess you bought the facade
so give up your soul to the TV god now
no struggle no fight
when you're told what is wrong and told what is right
not a thought not a peep
cause you have no say in the land of the sheep
learn in the land of the sheep
wide awake or fast asleep
can't think for yourself
lie down get beat
by the media's primary function
brainwash the masses death and destruction
burn my eyes till my sight is blurred
herd the flock where the flock cant be heard
land of the sheep home of the slave
one foot in the grave no we can't be saved


They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...

Resist the system light up let it burn!
They blind my eyes for fear of my mind
won't submit to my suicide...


Ignorance breeds ignorance
amidst all the pain
anger, guilt, and shame
violence seem's the American dream
its playing 24/7 on the silver screen
target our children (BOW!)
product to sell
when they turn 18 lock em' up in a cell
no rehabilition
crime vacation
land of the sheep lost generation
Think for yourself!

They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
Resist the system light up let it burn
They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
wont submit to my suicide...
wont submit to my suicide...
wont submit to my suicide...


(You can't bring me down... can't bring me down...) x2
You can reject me
Take away my pride
You say you hate me
How can you hate me?
You helped create me
And now i stand
You nightmare has been given life
Never die... Never dieeeee


They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
Resist the system light up let it burn!
They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
(and think for yourself)
They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
(and think for yourself)
(and think for yourself)

RESIST! RESIST!
(and think for yourself)
They blind my eyes for fear of my mind...
(and think for yourself)
(and think for yourself)
RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST!


Don't surrender... you have got to think... think for yourself!


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    I hope you all get the right lyrics now :) lol I heard this song quite a few times to get it just right.

    As far as the song goes, I like the message he's conveying. When he say's, "Learn in the land of the sheep/wide awake or fast asleep/can't think for yourself lie down get beat/by the media's primary function/brainwash the masses death and destruction"... I think he means (this is completely metaphorical don' take it lieteral :P) that society is like the cast of a movie/play and the "media" is the director. If the media say's the color red is bad then the majority of people will not where red... anyone get me? lol Also on this line "Violence seem's the American dream/its playing 24/7 on the silver screen/target our children (BOW!)/product to sell/when they turn 18 lock em' up in a cell"... that can add to my previous statement about media controlling soceity. If, let's say a child, see's violence he might think it's ok or something fun. Obviously it's up to the parent to teach their kid what's rigth and wrong, not music/movies/etc.. Anyway, the media aim's violence or what not at kid's b/c they know most kid's like it even though the companies saying they don't condone the violence are the same one's supplying/aiming it at kid's. Oh well that's my 1st little rant and lyric post on here. Please reply and give your opinions :)

    xDarKOnExon September 05, 2002   Link

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