| Mischief Brew – Nomads Revolt Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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well there are some errors in the lyrics but they're generally right. Most of what people said here is right, but there is more too it. The whole song is mainly about squatters/transients...hippies, revolutionaries, ect.. is kinda right, but mainly those who hop trains ("We'd stay always on a role run besides the trains"), who live in squats ("Used to give most the bread to her landlord leave the crust for the squwats.") and typically have no desire to participate in must social activities unless it deals with community outreach, activism, and protests. The whole squatter movement was to break the financial chains thrust upon us since an early age. Thus by living in vacant buildings, living off the generosity of others and not caring about money in general, one believed it would tear down the corporate machine. The point in the song was him reflecting back on how him and his squat buddies said they would never change and always go from city to city...but alas he now see's their mothers, fathers, employees, "mayors"...it goes into the whole SLC Punk philosophy of "not selling out, but buying in" and "you can do more damage in the system than outside of it". This coincides with the "There is power in unions of ramblers that got nothing to own. (squatters) But there's more in one fist swing in mothers swearin, "my children shall never be sold!"" A former activist, nomad, squatter, freedom fighter who teaches their children the way of peace, love, truth, and hope...is more powerful than one who mearly says fuck it and has no true legacy to leave behind. By saying "And I've stopped throwing rocks at the river. Now you'll find me a swimmin up stream." he's saying how he's stopped trying to avoid society, and instead has jumped right into it...and is TRULY fighting and making a difference. "let the old ways die" is basically saying, let what we thought was making a difference be learned from, but that era, phase is over...its time to truly change the world effectively. hope this clears up things. |
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