In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
When all you need
Was a little motivation
They pointed fingers and yelled
Dead Generation
When all you need was a little care
All you got was an old white hair blank stare
Have you ever needed an ounce of love
And all you got was a whole lot of fucked
So say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Condescending broad generalizations
Get real old real fast, yeah
Just because most hippies and their parents have sold out
Does not mean that you (Yeah, you)
Your children (Your children)
And their kids won't last
So say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Agressivness is godliness
Combativness is holiness
Destructiveness is faithfullness, yeahh
Deadliness is devoutness
Praying to a god that they created
And know damn well does not exist
We find them on their knees
Was a little motivation
They pointed fingers and yelled
Dead Generation
When all you need was a little care
All you got was an old white hair blank stare
Have you ever needed an ounce of love
And all you got was a whole lot of fucked
So say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Condescending broad generalizations
Get real old real fast, yeah
Just because most hippies and their parents have sold out
Does not mean that you (Yeah, you)
Your children (Your children)
And their kids won't last
So say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Say your prayers
It's the death of a nation
Say your prayers
For the dead generation
Agressivness is godliness
Combativness is holiness
Destructiveness is faithfullness, yeahh
Deadliness is devoutness
Praying to a god that they created
And know damn well does not exist
We find them on their knees
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One of the most amazing songs in The Terror State album,and probably one of the most amazing made by Anti-Flag This song its about how everyone put "faith" in our new generation kids,always disbelieving them,giving them no hope to believe that they can fight and change the things! Its an cicle that make an alienate society w/alienate kids doing nothing but waste away They are the dead generation.
incredible song so much emotion put behind it, i love the ending of the song "Agressivness is godliness.....We find them on their knees" just awesome! haha -brown
The best song from Terror State. The live version is just awesome, #2's voice makes you want to hit people.
love this song!!
powerfull amazing punk rock song
This was the Best song on the Terror state, but For Blood And Empire was a Better Album.
NOFXAHOLIC you are propaply the only person that would say that For BLood And Empire was horible the songs sounded like everyothr punk song and all sounded alike
1 COMMENT? this is the one good song on the Terror State. i was dissapointed because Terror State was my first a.f. album....but i made the assumption that, like most bands, their music had become weaker as they aged so i brought Mobilize and thats a good album.