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The Great Golden Gate Disaster Lyrics
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
Outside you, there's a remedy
Inside you is an enemy
This twist (This twist) of irony
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
(Just like we promised)
And you know it was never a lie
The fallen son that bought our freedom
Is the I, the I that had to die
Outside you, there's a remedy
A destiny in identity
Is it the shot heard around the world
Or just one more apology?
You wrote us off for so long
So, so long
We burned that bridge instead
And now we've got a song
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah
You'd better think again 'cause it's long overdue
Oh, yeah
So many more of us than there are of you
[Verse 2]
Now I can release you
Apart from anything
To your corruption
(We sing this dedication)
As justice comes in many forms
This is no exception
The hero, Truthless, is lying prostrate
(And this is our redemption)
[Pre-Chorus]
Outside you, there's a remedy
A destiny in identity
Is it the shot heard 'round the world
Or just one more apology?
You wrote us off for so long
So, so long
We burned that bridge instead
And now we've got a song
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah
You'd better think again 'cause it's long overdue
Oh, yeah
So many more of us than there are of you
The contract on my head
Isn't worth the paper, isn't worth the pen
Isn't worth the plastic promise
When the units aren't moving
But we know, we know
Our hearts are beyond prices
These words, erupting from swollen tonsils
Will devour your clever devices
(These words are my gift to you)
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
For everything you put us through
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I used to want to change the world
In brotherhood, us two
But now, my friend
I only want to save it from you
I bid farewell to those lonely days
Breaking my back for you to siphon my veins
The masters will now return
To the hands of the slaves
And we'll spin them reel to reel
So that every single time you hear
This soundtrack of the voiceless
You'll know the end is drawing near
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
No
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
No
Now you know!
Now you know!
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
Inside you is an enemy
This twist (This twist) of irony
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
(Just like we promised)
And you know it was never a lie
The fallen son that bought our freedom
Is the I, the I that had to die
A destiny in identity
Is it the shot heard around the world
Or just one more apology?
You wrote us off for so long
So, so long
We burned that bridge instead
And now we've got a song
Oh, yeah
You'd better think again 'cause it's long overdue
Oh, yeah
So many more of us than there are of you
Now I can release you
Apart from anything
To your corruption
(We sing this dedication)
As justice comes in many forms
This is no exception
The hero, Truthless, is lying prostrate
(And this is our redemption)
Outside you, there's a remedy
A destiny in identity
Is it the shot heard 'round the world
Or just one more apology?
You wrote us off for so long
So, so long
We burned that bridge instead
And now we've got a song
Oh, yeah
You'd better think again 'cause it's long overdue
Oh, yeah
So many more of us than there are of you
Isn't worth the paper, isn't worth the pen
Isn't worth the plastic promise
When the units aren't moving
But we know, we know
Our hearts are beyond prices
These words, erupting from swollen tonsils
Will devour your clever devices
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
My gift to you, these words
(These words are my gift to you)
For everything you put us through
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
In brotherhood, us two
But now, my friend
I only want to save it from you
Breaking my back for you to siphon my veins
The masters will now return
To the hands of the slaves
And we'll spin them reel to reel
So that every single time you hear
This soundtrack of the voiceless
You'll know the end is drawing near
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
No
Can I say you were ever a friend to me?
No
Now you know!
Now you know!
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This is Project 86's anger song toward the record company that cut them (Atlantic I think). It's a song of realization that they made a mistake trying to become famous through one of the vampire corporate giants.
It's also about the little guy sticking it to the man in some ways. Not the most Christian song, but still it's honest and from Andrew's heart, which is what makes Project such a good band.
It sounds far too religious to be just against Atlantic. Considering lyrics like
"The fallen son that bought our freedom Is the I, the I that had to die"
and
"Outside you there's a remedy A destiny in identity"
I think it's speaking to the So-Called Emperor. Many of P86's songs are defiant of some Unseen, Unspoken Power, just like this one. Consider Stein's Theme, The Spy Hunter, and especially A Text Message to the So-Called Emperor and Solace. Consider the meaning of controlling your impulse for taking violent revenge on your enemies that was conveyed in My Will Be a Dead Man. I can't believe they would chew out Atlantic beyond Breakdown in 3/4. And Breakdown in 3/4 wasn't quite as defiant as this song; it was more like sarcastically saying "We'll see how well we do without you now" (and I think it fits the bill as an address to Atlantic). I think highly defiant songs like this, though, one are reserved for the Unseen Power of the earth.
This sounds as if is God speaking directly to Satan. Satan was once an angel (Reference: Ezekiel 28:12-17, Isaiah 14:12)
"I used to want to change the world In brotherhood, us two But now my friend I only want to save it From you"