| Bad Religion – Atheist Peace Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| @tranzparentmethods I'm an atheist, and I don't necessarily find my atheism "easy" or "comforting" per se. I don't choose my beliefs based on whether or not they bring me comfort. That's nonsensical. But I personally have no need for religion or spirituality. I don't buy into "you're going to hell if you don't believe" or any of those fear tactics because I know better than to let fear control my life. So I live my life as a good person as best as I can without religion, and if some god does exist and ends up wanting to condemn me for it, then so be it–I wouldn't have wanted to worship then, anyway. | |
| Subkulture – Erasus Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I love this song. So. Much. Here's my interpretation: To me, this song is speaking about the world we currently live in and New World Order, along with the dread and anxiety it's put on the vocalist/artist/whatever. Just listen and you'll hear it, easy. "Let me breathe, check destroy and upset I'm focusing, distractions tear me open And all the thoughts in my head are constantly haunting me" The significance of "distractions" is prominent because these distractions are the tools that help allow our masters to further their plans. All of these thoughts are haunting him because he can't escape it anywhere; not in his mind or on the outside (which is where the problem lies predominantly). "I hope that I don't bore you while I whine about it I hope you won't be saddened while I cry about it I keep telling myself that there's something more" The first two lines are sarcastic. He's trying to get people to understand what's going on and the importance of it but they don't listen. He's trying to tell himself that there's something more to this existence than playing games with our masters. "I can't take another complication Have mercy please god erasus I can't take another complication Have mercy please god erasus Erasus" More complications to the quagmire present themselves everyday. Politicians trying to get more draconian bills enacted, environmental disasters like the oil "spill" (false flag operation), police brutalities, etc. These are all symptoms to the larger picture and he knows it. He's begging god to just end it. "Everyday I wake up to stagnant bullshit As soon as I escape there's more stagnant bullshit This endless propaganda, corporate agenda I'd like to think there's more, something more" Probably the most explicit stanza of the whole song. That "stagnant bullshit" is more propaganda (as he later mentions) from the media and the government. By mentioning the corporate agenda, he's calling our masters out on how they've managed to bring us down from a democracy to a corporatocracy. As before, he's wishing there was something more to live for other than this stagnant bullshit. "I hope that I don't bore you while I whine about it I hope you won't be saddened while I cry about it So if it all fails just throw it back in my face and bury me" I really do like the sarcasm. Still trying to convince others of the nature of our situation. But if it all fails... This is my interpretation. ;) |
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| Godsmack – Awake Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Well said, shredded. ;) That's what I was thinking when I heard this song too. | |
| Rise Against – Voice Of Dissent Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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On the right track, Sleeze. At first glance it looks like it's speaking out against conformity, but the last lyric (which needs to be corrected, by the way), tell us otherwise: "It's not what this is about!" When he says, "Raise your fucking voice!" he's telling us to speak out, get angry, do something. It's not about conformity (he asks us if it is: "Isn't that what it's all about?"), it's about speaking out for what's right and speaking out against what's wrong. In short, raise your voice, but don't do it because you want to stand out. Raise your voice to make a statement, stomp your feet, and tell those bastard politicians how it's gonna go down. |
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