See the devil on the doorstep now,
My, oh my,
Telling everybody, oh, just how
To live their lives.
Sliding down the information highway,
Buying in just like a bunch of fools.
Time is ticking, and we can't go back,
My, oh my.

What about the world today?
What about the place that we call home?
We've never been so many,
And we've never been
So alone.

Keep watching from your picket fence,
You keep talking, but it makes no sense!
You say we're not responsible,
But we are.
We are.
You washed your hands,
You come out clean,
But fail to recognize the enemy's within!
You say we're not responsible,
But we are.
We are.
We are.

One step forward, making two steps back,
My, oh my.
Riding piggy on the bad boy's back for life.
Lining up for the grand illusion,
No answers for no questions asked.
Lining up for the execution,
Without knowing why.

It's all about power,
By taking control,
Breaking the will,
And raping the soul.
They suck us dry 'till there's nothing left,
My, oh my.
My, oh my.

So alone
are
Keep watching from your picket fence!

We are, we are, we are, we are.
(it's all about power by taking control)
We are, we are (it's all about power)

It's all about power, by taking control.


Lyrics submitted by Lorrie

We Are Lyrics as written by Ian Axel Chad Vaccarino

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    I like this song, but I've never seen the movie. To me, this song is about personal responsibility and how our society blames our problems and circumstances on anyone beside whose fault it really is -- ourselves.

    "Devil on the doorstep" is saying the devil is closer than we think; "fail to recognize the enemies within" is saying that, actually, the devil, (or the source of our problems), is within us.

    In the song, the devil (us) is sitting on the picket fence advising people to blame others and advocates living a life of gaining "power" and "control", and shunning responsibily. Most people "riding piggy on the bad boys back for life", or are just going along with what the devil says, but the singer, is one that sees through and is telling the devil, "no, you are wrong, we ARE responsible".

    I think the message is until we learn to take resonsibility for our circumstances, then we are on a collision course with loneliness, unhappiness, soulessness, or whatever.

    zenwizardon February 27, 2005   Link

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