Ten Thousand Fists

This song is excellent, their best since the The Sickness CD. I think its about being at a concert and feeling the energy. All the lyrics just seem to steer it that way. And not to be picky but its Survival, not Survial.

i love this song. it make me wanna start a band sooner and see the fists for myself. i cant wait. i love disturbed and im gonna go see one of their concerts whenever i can. this song is great

I think this song is an allegory for the general public to stand up, protest, and/or actively show that they will not put up with the corruption of those in power.

The first stanza with the lyrics: "I know what I want, And my want will be considered tonight" and "all that I want, Will mark me as a sinner tonight"

Mean that the people in power or hold influence decide whether or not we deserve what we want or if our desires are right or immoral.

The chorus is meant to be a warning to the corrupted who hold power. Like the criminals of corporations, like Enron, or an evil Dictator of a country.

The Lyrics: "People can no longer cover their eyes If this disturbs you then walk away"

First it asserts to the evil that the people, the general public, have stopped ignoring the actions of of the corrupt. The evil and corrupt rely on people's indifference in order to get away with their abusive acts that. So with people refusing to ignore their deplorable actions the evil must stop or "walk away" from their evil acts.

And of course the lyrics: "You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of Ten Thousand fists in the air"

This means that the people in control will take notice of the population actively trying to end the corruption.

And finally the lyrics: "We are the ones that will open your mind Leave the weak and the haunted behind"

Refuse to how the people who are rebelling will help "open your mind" or help you understand what's wrong with the world we live in. And to not be stopped by the people, you know, who are either unable to understand the world's problems or are too defeated to even try to fix the problem.

This song has great drums!

I think it´s a political song. The Chorus "People can no longer cover their eyes If this disturbs you then walk away You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of Ten Thousand fists in the air" speaks for itself. It means to me that the people can not say anymore that everythings okay and if they think like this they should walk away. And I think the last part means that he wants the people to unite and fight against injustice.

I love this song but geez it makes me feel creepy. I am not sure, but I think this song is his description of making a pact with the devil.

Reason One:

"One more goddamn day when I know what I want And my want will be considered tonight, considered tonight Just another day when all that I want Will mark me as a sinner tonight, I'm a sinner tonight, yeah."

If anybody can give me a different explanation of these lyrics I would be happy to hear it

Reason Two:

"Power unrestrained and dead on the mark Is what we will deliver tonight, deliver tonight"

Everybody knows that the devil has a lot of power, "dead on the mark" could mean that he got what he wanted

Reason Three:

"We are the ones that will open your mind Leave the weak and the haunted behind"

From what I have heard, this is directly from the religion of satanism.

Reason four:

All of the other parts to this song can be explained using this reasoning. They do not infer, but they can be explained.

It is about potntially a few things. A toll to remind us to face reality head on. Signifying unity in triumph. People standing up for their rights and aposing what is wrong. To be themselves and not give a shit about the aspersions people throw on them. This could also be about unity in team effort or war, groups or individuals putting fourth their best effort in a time of sink or swim.

yea pretty much what its about. its a great song, and i hope they have more like it on there new cd. but down with the sickness will always be there best song and stupify will be right behind it.

God i love this song it makes you feel pumped and driven or thats just me. It Makes me actually visualize there concerts with everyone with there fists in the air Giving there applause.

yea but i saw mudvayne at ozzfest and they didnt play this song. i was kinda disappointed