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Subvert City Lyrics
and it all went quiet in the city and the wind blew down the road someone cried out "subvert" and the people all went cold subvert, subvert, subvert, subvert meanwhile back in subvert city someone's writing on the wall "fuck the government" spray-paint hero someone wants the state to fall religious dogma crucified ritual slaughter, no one lied living standards were dying morals a state-controlled mass suicide the dying breed of subvert city crept into the underground the state police just left them there blocked the holes, and gassed them down ten years later they emerged mutated minds so full of hate tried again to change the system but this time round it was too late there was no system left to change the people ran the entire land the subverts became politicians and finally got the upper hand meanwhile back in subvert city someone's writing on the wall "fuck the government" spray-paint hero but in subvert city, it's subvert rule subvert, subvert, subvert, subvert
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This song isn't about how there's no way to establish an democratic system. But rather saying the power is the reason of the oppression and that's what we gotta take away in order to create an truly democratic system, with power there will always come and be oppression. In this song the once oppressed (subverts) took the power i think, but all it did was change who was oppressed really. And well this has happened and always happens in reality too really, soviet and the communists e.t.c. is an good example of this through history in real life.
possibly about a cycle of civil war/government overthrow...when "the people" rise up, some new cabal will emerge from the former subverts and take control...there's no way to estabish a truly fair and democratic system.
so how is it possible to prevent these power structures that cause oppression from emerging within any given society (if we could demolish them in the first place)? Even in anarchy, wouldn't small power concentrations form and gradually expand?
Do you mean that even in anarchy, governments, or some other source of power would develop?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w5NxBjCGkIU
Perfect explanation of the meaning.
Well I think St.Catastrophe has summed up what I also think the meaning is.... Great song! Probably one of the gratest punk songs ever. Def IMO the Subhumans best song. I can play this song over and over, it never grows old and will always stay relevant. Kudos to you Subhumans!! 10/10