| Frenzal Rhomb – Evertthing's fucked Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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Some good points, though a lot of misconceptions I think. Saying 'sorry' has been a rather poignant issue in Australia for many years, and relates to members of the Aboriginal community wanting a formal apology from the government for the so-called 'stolen generation'. This occurred in the 60's and 70's, when welfare agencies removed a lot of Aborigine children from their parents because they were believed to be living in sub-standard conditions (a controversial point to this day). Anyhow, that's something slipnino got a bit wrong. I think the song relates to a sense of relativity... it's easy to think life is going badly, but your current problems aren't as bad as they could be (ie, going from footrot to a heart attack), and also it's easy to think things are OK, but in reality they aren't. "Head is up your arsehole as you move along Walk around pretending that there is nothing wrong" Interesting contrast between not caring about rent, and not caring about the environment etc. The big things affect everyone, but are ignored ahead of personal issues such as rent. "Not trying to tell you to do nothing about it If there is something to say don't say it shout it " I think Jay is also saying that this isn't one of those songs that bitches about the world for no reason and leaves you to think nothing; it is saying you should speak up about the problems. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Guerrilla Radio Lyrics | 23 years ago |
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In regards to the whole "fuck authority" message coming from RATM; whilst it is true that a lot of bands these days seem to be on this anti-establishment bandwagon, there is one very important difference here with Rage. They don't simply tell people to doubt everything and rebel against all authority, they make damn good points and then say WHY. Three important things: what, how and why. Not just this lame "fuck school" or "America sucks" bullshit. Down The Flag are a good example of what people SHOULD be saying rather than just bitching about what they don't like and not backing it up. Watch the RATM DVD's and you'll begin to see that Zach de la Rocha and Tom Morello aren't basing their band's message on the elementary teen angst premise of making their own rules. The only negative thing the band ever did in my view was inspire a whole generation of Che Guevara supporters, toting Communist ideals but with absolutely no idea what the whole deal is about. Good on RATM for giving hope to the lesser of our rebellious tendencies, however. |
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