The day will finally come in ?
'Cause we have conquered a kingdom And a place of rage
Covered with assholes
Well here we live
To see their fear and their trembling words
Of a ?
A pretty, pretty blank name on the list
An "x" for every accomplished deed
All big bad ass circle of power's coming to got you!
Not necessarily dumb, but just uh beautiful beautiful
Well it's the circle of power
And it's all
It's all the same
Ah the circle, spinning the circle of power
And it's under different names
Oh the circle of power
It's all the same
The circle of power


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Circle of Power Lyrics as written by Kim A. Thayil Hiro Yamamoto

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  • +1
    General CommentHIRO YAMAMOTO BABY! as for the lyrics, i'm not sure, sounds like it could be somewhat political, about really stupid rednecks in power

    Cause we have conquered a kingdom
    And a place of rage
    Covered with assholes
    They belong there

    this seems to fit my theory
    decryptoron December 16, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI'm pretty sure this is just a fun, jokey punk song. In particular, the way Hiro sings lyrics like, "Ol' big bad ass circle of power's comin' to getcha!" makes me draw that conclusion. Soundgarden were trying a lot of different things during this time, getting their footing and figuring out what worked for them and what didn't. This was just their way of having some fun while in the studio.
    F2B&Gon July 16, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Commentpretty sure thats hiro on vocals
    dirt388on February 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Commentpretty sure thats hiro on vocals
    dirt388on February 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI love the vocals. They're brilliant.
    IceNerveshatteron November 12, 2007   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretationa general rant on authoritarianism. makes sense because soundgarden's home country is the u.s.

    though, it seems like more of a joke song.
    ALT1EXon September 22, 2014   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song's lyrics are a lot simpler than they look.
    It's about how every government / ruling party is restrictive and corrupt in some way, and how new leadership might be labeled as different (under different names), but always maintains strict control over its people.
    TiredoftheShadowinon September 13, 2021   Link
  • -1
    General Commenthilariously bad vocals
    stogieon June 20, 2007   Link
  • -2
    General CommentWorst vocals. Ever.
    Thunderbolton September 09, 2008   Link

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