Un, dois, trêis, quatro,
Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
We got our life to live
The way we want to be

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
"Who feels it, knows it"
(Bob Marley)
And God will guide me

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your bullshit
We're back to set it free
Confronting the negative

Back to the primitive
Fuck all you wannabes
You don't mean shit to me
Let it bleed

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Primitive
Primitive
Primitive
Primitive

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
We got our life to live
The way we want to be

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
How it used to be
Check your reality

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
Fuck all you wannabes
Argh!

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
Forever we will be
What we want to be

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Primitive
Primitive
Primitive
Primitive

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Primitive
Primitive
Primitive
Primitive

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Primitive
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Back to the Primitive Lyrics as written by Massimiliano A. Cavalera

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  • +1
    General Comment

    its about rejecting all the false pretension and bs that seems so prevalent in everyday life and instead following your (primitive) instincts and being yourself.

    mindless62on July 21, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song is obviously about the government, its saying how they want more freedom to be who they want to be.

    "Back to the primitive Fuck all your politics We got our life to live The way we want to be"

    They are saying we dont need your politics to tell us how to live our life. Its out life lets us live it how we want to.

    "Back to the primitive Fuck all your bullshit We're back to set it free Confronting the negative"

    "Confronting the negative" confronting the corrupt and negative aspect on and in government and how they control our everyday decisions and lives sometimes.

    "Forever we will be What we want to be"

    we will always be what we want to be, not what you tell us what we have to be.

    HHS388530on November 21, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is about going back to survival of the fittest

    ninpunk420on May 02, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think its about confronting yourself, and looking out for number one, etc.

    hell_i_call_my_headon June 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is great, i shout it at my maw if she is being stupid

    tam the danceron August 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song reminds me of Golding's "Lord of the Flies"

    AzWeThinkIamon March 04, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is excellent... definately one of the flys best... i agree with mindless about the meaning... its not that hard to work out...

    Never Get Caughton November 09, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    max wants you to know that you remind him of primitive apes and he wishes he could send you back to your time

    anniemack666on June 21, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is what got me into soulfly along with Seek and Strke, in the film clip for one ofthese two songs, Plays some weird knd of musical instrument that he speaks through or something to get a weird effect, I havn't seen it in years and can't quite rememeber sorry but does anyone know what it is?

    Dressed2Depresson August 15, 2006   Link

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