| Bad Religion – Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I haven't read 1984 myself, and it may fit that better, but it occured to me that this could be a metaphor for the Cold War. 'She' (MOTHER Russia) making sure the curtains were red, the colour associated with the USSR, and 'he' (America). Both sides knew they couldn't win, as if one attacked, it would result in total destruction for both sides, and so they could only 'hope it would last forever' in perpetual deadlock. Their 'hearts bursting with national pride,' and the singing songs seems be allowing them to go along with pointless arms race which cannot be won simply because of both sides patriotism. 'Is it possible that too many have died,' could be echoing back to WW2, when both sides lost so many people, but, being followed by the chorus, it seems that even with that sort of message, they can't find peace. Of course, it could that Bad Religion are trying to combine both ideas, and show how parts of our history, like the cold war, are in many ways as bad things were in 1984. |
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| Bad Religion – Atomic Garden Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I'd agree its about nuclear proliferation, but I think it has other meanings too. There seems to be elements about this guy seeing the beauty in chaos. 'I'm enchanted by the birds in my blossoms I'm enamored by young lovers on the weekend I like the Fourth of July when bombs start flashing' seems to be comparing the beauty of these things to the explosions of bombs or fireworks, and then when he talks of wanting 'something that could really go pop', he seems to think the bigger the 'pop', the more chaos and disruption caused, the better. Others would appear not to understand this outlook of beauty in chaos though, as he sees 'the hippies on an angry line, guess they don't get my meaning.' That's always been a meaning for me, as well as the nuclear stuff. Any other thoughts on other meanings? |
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