| Gogol Bordello – Illumination Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song really has nothing to do with the movie Eugene was in. This song is indirectly about institutional racism, and how when you come to a country like the USA you will be treated as someone who is less important, less qualified, less civilized, etc. Immigrants and refugees in this country are met with hostility, because white people act as though they feel threatened by them for various reasons that are both senseless and hurtful. White people believe they have something to lose through treating all people fairly, and this song touches on a very difficult and important subject -- if you are different, ethnically or culturally, you will be treated differently by white people. Just read the lyrics -- it's easy to see that this is a plea to all those who may meet with the same resentment that many other immigrants and refugees do today, to pass the word around. The best, and most significant line to me is "They never step on spiritual path, They paint their faces so differently from ours. And if you listen closely That war it never stops." |
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| In Flames – Abnegation Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure this song is commenting on the decline of the environment. "Torn land"..."we're the guests here /the new breed"...we evolved into our current state of living, we use natural resources without regard for animals, etc...we "act like it's ours to take". The lyrics mention the seas being just enough to feed the trees...no place for human consumption. They also mention that "we believe" [in this theory], but we're not free because Earth is the only place we have...it's home, but also "prison" in a sense that a prison is what we are turning Earth into. At least that's my thought... |
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