| Bad Religion – Epiphany Lyrics | 23 years ago |
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I believe this song has some grave marxist implications, on the nature of alientation of man from himself. > A new age of reason > Brain treason to trick the mind A "new age of reason'. Reason of the capitalists. Capitalists tell you, "The more money you earn, the more free you will be." When in actuality, earning a wage is enslavement -- This kind of trick prevents workers from using their species-being (theoirizng, philosophizing, writing papers, etc) and has them work only as a means for self-nourishment. > Only to discover that our minds have led us away so far from the painful truth > of who we are This has to do with the concept of alienation. Workers are alienated through their mode of production -- it keeps them away from who they are, a 'socail being' free from morality, religion, family, etc. > What's right is wrong > what's come has gone > what's clear and pure is not so sure The person in this song realizes that he is a 'social being' and is beginning to free himself from certain forms of alienation. > Come forth bear witness > see the profit from your loss See the "profit from your loss' Poltiical economists would like you to believe that your loss of identity is actually 'profit' as you gain capital through working, but in actuality you just lose your identity. > Only to discover that our values ran us aground on the shoal in the sea of what > we could be Right, our values, our work ethic prohibit us from being social beings. I havn't thought about this enough; but I think this interpretation works. Tell me what you think :-) |
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