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The Beginning of the End Lyrics
We're not sentimental
We're just oil-filled machines
Trying not to say the things we mean
You gotta show us a little love
Our big brother tells us
That it's something in our genes
Pretty soon we'll all be coming clean
Gotta show us a little skin
I'm the judge and jury
I'm the lion and the lamb
This is the beginning of the end
It's breaking you down
We're breaking you down
We're unrecognizable
We're sunken submarines
Trying to escape before we're seen
You're gonna miss us when we're gone
I'm the judge and jury
I'm the lion and the lamb
This is the beginning of the end
We're breaking you down
We're breaking you down
We're just oil-filled machines
Trying not to say the things we mean
You gotta show us a little love
That it's something in our genes
Pretty soon we'll all be coming clean
Gotta show us a little skin
I'm the lion and the lamb
This is the beginning of the end
It's breaking you down
We're breaking you down
We're sunken submarines
Trying to escape before we're seen
You're gonna miss us when we're gone
I'm the lion and the lamb
This is the beginning of the end
We're breaking you down
We're breaking you down
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Does anyone else out there think that, musically, this sounds like an Oasis song?
yes i definitely agree, it sounds a lot like oasis to me
(specifically reminds me of the song "hello")
whaaaat a difference from their previous albums. damn.
currently my favorite guster song.
Does anyone else see the ties to the novel "1984"? I was up at three in the morning one night over Christmas break working on a project on "1984" and I was listening to my iPod. This song came on and I found myself singing along with it. Then, I realized what the words were and I replayed the song about three times. I tried to come up with a soundtrack to play in the background when we played the boardgame (my project) but I couldn't find enough songs that fit the book.
Anyone who has read the book should know what I'm talking about. Yes, Big Brother is mentioned but there are other things in it.
"Trying not to say the things we mean" In "1984" the civilians could not say what they truly felt because of the Thought Police and then they would be tortured.
"Our big brother tells us That it's something in our genes" In the book, the main character is told that he is crazy and that is the only reason why he won't obey Big Brother. But he is told that he will be cured so that he follows Big Brother.
"I'm the judge and jury I'm the lion and the lamb" Big Brother is the ultimate dictator. He is the judge and jury and the lion and lamb.
"We're unrecognizable We're sunken submarines Trying to escape before we're seen You're gonna miss us when we're gone" The civilians in "1984" are all dressed exactly alike. They have to dress this way. Also, they have to on the lookout for the Thought Police. They have to ESCAPE from the Thought Police before they figure out the thoughts in their civilians heads.
Eh, may be a stretch, but I think it its pretty well.
A bit late for your project, I suppose, but if you still play your board game, you should check out David Bowie's Diamond Dogs album. It's a concept album based on the 1984 novel; he originally intended to use the music for a stage production of 1984.
A bit late for your project, I suppose, but if you still play your board game, you should check out David Bowie's Diamond Dogs album. It's a concept album based on the 1984 novel; he originally intended to use the music for a stage production of 1984.