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The Deadly Rhythm Lyrics
["We got more coming, right now. There's more coming. We're gonna get, gonna get little sort of a session going here. A bit of a session, a sessions that will feature the rhythm section." ]
This union that made us powerless is talking over our heads
Claiming prosperity in a downward spiral plan
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
This power that made us unionless is taking out of our hands
Cheapest labour at our expensive cost, auctioned our lives away
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
We consume our lives like we are thankful
For what we are being forced into
Is it our duty to die for governments & for gods?
Is it our privilege to slave for market & for industry?
Is it our right to follow laws, set to scare and to oppress?
Is it a gift to stay in line and will it take away the blame?
Can no longer pay the price. We'll get organized!
We'll no longer believe working for you will set us free!
Can no longer pay the price. We'll get organized!
We'll no longer believe working for you will set us free!
Claiming prosperity in a downward spiral plan
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
Cheapest labour at our expensive cost, auctioned our lives away
Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line
For what we are being forced into
Is it our privilege to slave for market & for industry?
Is it our right to follow laws, set to scare and to oppress?
Is it a gift to stay in line and will it take away the blame?
We'll no longer believe working for you will set us free!
We'll no longer believe working for you will set us free!
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Refused were one of the greatest bands ever
amazing song but i prefer the original spelling even though it is a typo, the deadly rythms... it seems so out of place, but i'm just odd. AND YES, they are AMAZING!
wow...
"Refused were one of the greatest bands ever "
Amen to that
this song i definetly the heaviest song on shape of punk so listen
You can find out a lot about what Refused's songs mean if you read their manifestos in the liner notes of The Shape of Punk to Come:
"Stuck by the deadly rhythm of the production line. Stuck by the conditions set by the capitalist market. Stuck by the necessities of living and forced to take part. If we are tired it is because we are supposed to be and if we are hungry it is because we have to be and if we are bored it is because it is expected of us. Bored and chained and stuck and dead. New forms of work camps are arranged and new ways of hiding the monotonous beat of slavery are being presented. The preliminary condition required for propelling the workers to the status of “free” producers and consumers of commodity was the violent expropriation of their own time. The spectacular return of time was made possible only after this dispossession of power. Urbanism is capitalism’s seizure of the natural and human environment; developing logically into absolute domination, capitalism can and must now remake the totality of space into it’s own setting. Time, work, environment and joy all have their norms set by modern ways of production."
This song's really good, probably my favourite on the album. Refused are such a great band; they're as visceral as any punk band and, at the same time, as cerebral as a jazz quartet.
sigh im so sad i missed these guys. its like a complete mind-fuck right now. ive been listening to them for the past year, and jesus i feel like i didn't know music before that. am so in love with this band. they are the ultimate in punk, nothing can top this album.
-refused forever-