The Road I Must Travel

wow, this was actually really good. I'm excited to hear the album

Any info on this songs meaning?

it sounds like the never ending quest for freedom, like a revolution. i mean the fact that it's an ex-member of RATM there's probably a deeper maning than that, but thats just what i get from the lyrics.

it's not an ex-member anymore. RATM is back together and touring again and from what i've heard they've got a new single out.

it sounds like he is searching for freedom, but on this 'road to freedom' he cant see its end. he doesnt know what will happen... but like alsk8r said, its probably deeper than that.

Well I climbed the seven summits And I swam the seven seas But the road I must travel Its end I cannot see I fought in the jungles And I fought in the streets But the road I must travel Its end I cannot see Once I had a reason Don't know what it could be But the road I must travel Its end I cannot see Well I sang to myself That I want to be free

well from what i understood its about the neverending quest for freedom and liberation, which's end he cannot see, and that from all the fighting you can forget your original reason

"I walked the empty desert And I was burned in the heat But the road I must travel Its end I cannot see I crossed the frozen wasteland And in the bitter cold did freeze"

about the continuous fighting for the cause that is still far from accomplished

"And I will knock on every door For I do not have a key"

not really sure what he meant here

"They shot a man in Soho Couldn't guess his age I found his empty journal I filled up every page"

i think this is about memorizing poeple killed in vein diddent get what the age part was about though

"o when thirsty I will drink When hungry I will steal"

you have to do what you need to survive and keep fighting

like you guys said though, its probably alot deeper then that since its tom morello after all

wow that looks big o.O

I feel that the song is spoken from the point of view of a veteran who was formerly content with his rights and freedom in the united states. But now he is on his search for a better freedom. He feels that he can not see the "end of the road for freedom". I believe at one point he contacts his state senator and gives them his grievances. The next part describes him essentially killing his senator and his representatives. I have no clue as to whether or not he means this as the man described actually killed them and is living as a fugitive or if the man described told the secretary his grievances and she got nervous that someone had caught on to their "scheme". If it is the latter of the two he then gives an analogy about how our freedoms are limited and the man does this to multiple representatives and the analogy is that he is basically considered a fugitive in society because his ideas contradict the mainstream thoughts. At which point his freedom of speech is infringed upon that he feels he is being persecuted for his beliefs. This does not phase the man as he will do whatever it takes to preserve his rights. The final lines mean that he has traveled this road to freedom for so long that the sun has set on his freedoms and he either no longer cares or knows how far he has gone on his quest for freedom. This song is simply amazing. Full of intelligence and the music itself is very pleasing. Good job Tom and keep doing this kind of work.