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I've swallowed every hook
Fallen for their disguise
Lived by the book
Felt the blade of the knife
As it pressed against my neck
We're taught to imitate
Segregate and divide
Do what we're told
Rise and fall with the tide
If we refuse to play the part
They will hear us screaming...

WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!

They advertise your life
Through a blanket of lies
Expand the truth
So their profits will rise
Ignore the sacrifice
Liars casting stones
At the gods they create
We're amplified to provide what they take
If we refuse to play the role
They will hear us screaming...

WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!

GO!!

They're the reason for defiance
We can't ignore
We're the promise of a new day
This is a war
The blood will spill
The voices will be heard
And tonight, we are alive

I've swallowed every hook
Fallen for their disguise
Lived by the book
Felt the blade of the knife
But I refuse to play the role
They will hear me screaming...

WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
We are alive tonight!
We are alive tonight!
We are alive tonight!
We are alive tonight!

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anberlinn On Oct 20, 2005

Anthem Of Our Dying Day

Until The Day I Die

Sidewalks

Is this my fate? He asked them

And The Hero Will Drown

WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!
WAKE UP THE VOICELESS!
WAKE UP THE REVOLUTION!
Whoa, we are alive tonight!

GO!!

They're the reason for defiance
We can't ignore
We're the promise of a new day
This is a war
The blood will spill
The voices will be heard
And tonight, we are alive

I've swallowed every hook
Fallen for their disguise
Lived by the book
Felt the blade of the knife
But I refuse to play the role
They will hear me screaming...

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2005-10-20 06:04:29

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by halfpunkhalfjock

20y ago

this song is a good fire up song for like sports and stuff

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by Nick_porter333

20y ago

It is indeedy, as is 'we dont care anymore' and 'our time is now'....(also happen to be the best tracks on the album IMHO)

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by Matthew15

18y ago

about religion and that being a cause for war, like people who are christian and some are another regligion completely and some people have a disagreement.

They advertise your life Through a blanket of lies Expand the truth So their profits will rise Ignore the sacrifice Liars casting stones At the gods they create

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by Matthew15

18y ago

the title could reffer to afraid people, jesus or spastis

also its then by the book, not lived.

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by zanyzarah

17y ago

i think it may be about living in a place where people dont have much of a choice of how to live and speaking up to spot it.....thats just what i think

My Interpretation

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by lollipop213

16y ago

I thought there is a possibility that this song is about governments. Like how they try to show us that their way of living is better:

"They advertise your life Through a blanket of lies Expand the truth So their profits will rise"

But that those who aren't "politically correct" (The voiceless) are't going to just sit there and let it happen to them:

"They're the reason for defiance We can't ignore We're the promise of a new day This is a war The blood will spill The voices will be heard And tonight, we are alive"

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by dude8001

20y ago

I believe this song is about people need to stand up for their beliefs and if they did, everyone, we would live in a very diff place

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