Requiem for Dissent

Here is my understanding of the song: The requim is a Catholic Mass known informally as the funeral Mass for its focus on praying for the souls of the dead. Many classical songs were created for this Mass. Looking on this from that angle, this is like an opposite requim for all the dead and particularly for the punk spirit and the revolutionists who have stopped fighting (a sort of death). Rather than praying for these souls to make it to the afterlife, this song tells them to get back up and fight. I think this is a powerful rallying cry for people to start standing up for what is right rather than let it die.

These lyrics are done all wrong, if you don't know what they are don't put them up.

Oratory of hope and glory a whisper and a rhyme An effigy, a soldier out of time Citizen and patriot you can't be far behind The funeral is weighting heavy on your mind

Requiem Bring the dissident from slumber Requiem Raise the rebel from its grave Requiem Sound the revolution's thunder A monumental blunder averted and betrayed

Dig around the cemetery a record of the day Friends and neighbors in stages of decay But the saddest thing of all eludes discovery The stimulus for this somber ceremony

Requiem Bring the dissident from slumber Requiem Raise the rebel from its grave Requiem Sound the revolution's thunder A monumental blunder averted and betrayed

The sanctimonious minions how they grovel at the feet Authority is populist deceit Pity yet another casualty's demoralized decline Just a victim of irrational design

Requiem! Requiem! Requiem Bring the dissident from slumber Requiem Raise the rebel from its grave Requiem Sound the revolution's thunder A monumental blunder averted and betrayed

I think "But it’s sad to see ‘em all they ___?" is supposed to be "But the saddest thing of all eludes discovery"

It is "But the saddest thing of all eludes discovery."

There are also minor mistakes such as "dig around THE cemetery, instead of a cemetery."

This song is so "no control"

That's exactly what I was thinking, knowone!

I love this song. One of the best on the new album.

Also, in the chrous, it is 'raise the rebel from his grave.' I agree, this song sounds as if it is off of No Control.

its the dissident from slumber

and rebel from his grave

i wish the people who post the lyrics would just read the cd sleeves i see many flaws in this one

Hi all! I learned english by translating BR songs (i speak french), and still have problems with some lyrics. so would s.o. tell me what is the "monumental blunder"? is it sarcasm about revolutionary utopia? don't understand where the fuck is the mistake, when all song seems to talk about waking up and acting.. thanx