This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
Where have you been?
It's alright we know where you've been
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time
Provided with toys and 'scouting for boys'
You brought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn't like school, and you
Know you're nobody's fool
So welcome to the machine
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the Steak Bar
He loved to drive in his Jaguar
So welcome to the machine
Where have you been?
It's alright we know where you've been
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time
Provided with toys and 'scouting for boys'
You brought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn't like school, and you
Know you're nobody's fool
So welcome to the machine
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the Steak Bar
He loved to drive in his Jaguar
So welcome to the machine
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by Mellow_Harsher, nasses321, DanVitaleRocks
Welcome to the Machine Lyrics as written by George Roger Waters
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In your youth you tried real hard to rebel against the establishment and your parents... You didn't even realize that this was exactly what was expected from you. In reality you didnt "rebel" but did exactly what was expected. Now you have built your believe system, and it contains exactly what was fed to you without you even realizing it. Now you're integrated into the machine and dont even know it. Everything you believe you came up with yourself was really programmed into you by your TV, brainwashed friends, madison avenue, school, university, and so on. You dont even know that you're a slave.
that's what this song tells you, and you dont even understand it.
listen to the best talk radio show at : Infowars.com might help you to break out of the matrix, but don't get shocked, you may at first not like what you see... Nobody likes to hear that everything he thought was true was in fact a lie.
I completely agree with bloodomen's post. <br /> <br /> The machine is programming that everyone receives throughout their lives. The programming is everything people believe in, hopes, goals, wishes, etc... For example, the common conception of an ideal life, go to grade school then on to college/grad school, get a job, start a family, buy a house, retire, and die. The machine is basically a path laid out to everyone, deciding your fate. It's a form of control. <br /> <br /> The song does seem to hint at the nature vs. nurture debates. The song seems to be in the point of view of a father opening his sons eyes to the machine. The father shows how both parents decided the son's fate,just by the way they raised him.<br /> <br /> "What did you dream? It's alright, we told you what to dream."
@bloodomen Keep that conspiracy shite to yourself, Alex Jones is a goddamn fool and so are you for following him. Call me brainwashed all you want I don't give a shit at least I'm not regurgitating some conspiracy trash
@bloodomen Man I was totally with you until that infowars bit...
Sometimes the people who claim to be "leading you out of the matrix" are just little demi-god wannabes who use hate and paranoia to scare you into trapping yourself in their own matrix, where they can dominate your mind and sell you supplements. Infowars.com is right wingnut conspiracy madness, clickbait clicker beware!
It seems certain folks here don’t appreciate the flavour of truth that bloodomen is serving up; at tad too spicy for the slaves of MSM and Woke profs at their community colleges. Saul Goodman - few have the courage or moral framework to recognize the true nature of The Machine.<br /> <br /> Be nice...go back to sleep.
@bloodomen It's actually just about professional musicians, goofball.
@bloodomen LOL an ad for infowars. This post holds up really well today. Infowars made zillions peddling lies to gullible fools, and Alex Jones will spend the rest of his life in court paying for it. Hopefully.
@Danvitalerocks<br /> you are the perfect example of my 12y old analysis. you are a slave of the machine and too stupid to realize it. Alex has his flaws, but most of his takes are pretty spot on.