Requiem (Killing Joke cover) Lyrics
The heart keeps on tickin'
He doesn't know why
He's just cattle for slaughter
when they cease to function
when there's nothing to say
when willl they start plotting against you
I'm sensing spirits of depravity
the sound of breaking glass
this is the reflection
Cover song. Originally done by 'Killing Joke' in 1981.
The Foo Fighters covered this song in 1997 & it's available on the Everlong single.
How fuckin' helpful intothegrider,
Anyway, it sounds to me that this songs is about a guy who lives his life for no reason at all and does everything exactly like he is supposed to (the requiem). Then he is forced into doing something that other people are depending on, but he fails (cease to function). Then the people kill him (when will they start plotting against you). Finally, they people realize what they did wasn't justified (only a hint of religion) and end up killing themselves (this is the reflection).
That's pretty much what I think it means, but feel free to disagree and/or add to my take on it.
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im sorry about the comment ill make but you guys are the first ones i see that put what you think or you know!!! instead of fighting about if its the best, or not, song in the album or whatever thank you very much