| Serj Tankian – Empty Walls Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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There is no question the song is directly about the Bush administration's censorship of the Iraq war and specifically the choice to ban the media from showing caskets of American soldiers. "Your empty walls, Pretentious adventures, Dismissive apprehension, Don't waste your time, On coffins today," About how we are just being forced to ignore reality whether or not we even conciously acknowledge so. " Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication," About both American and Iraqi casualties that the public is ignorant to. The video which depicts the twin towers being destroyed, the statue of Hussein being toppled, and even prisoners being taken ends with the children staring at the casket outside. The children who played the war willing and enjoyed it are being seperated from the casket only by a window, an empty wall. There is nothing really there and they choose to see reality but censoring their vision would mean they still think of war as a type of game and run around enjoying it. In summary, the song is about the government's false protections and how censoring the viewing of caskets decreases critcism of the war and helps Americans avoid the reality that people are constantly dieing from war because they are unable to view the atrocities. While I'm sure these themes can be taken into a broader scope there is no doubt Serj is directly speaking to the casket censorship. An incredible song and maybe the best video I have seen this year. |
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| Audioslave – The Worm Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I'm also very disappointed. It's still a good album but no where near as good as their first one. The Worm was supposed to be that 'heavy' track but it still isn't. Still a few good tracks on this album though. | |
| Audioslave – Bring 'Em Back Alive Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Anyone know what this is about? The first verse is definetly about the greek myth of Icarus, but I like the Black Hawk Down point. What about the other verses | |
| Eminem – When The Music Stops Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| d12 is a great group but 90% of the time bizarre comes into a song it kills it. You know what I mean in Fight Music and American Psycho 2. | |
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