Divide

This song just slaps you in the face with individuality

To mygoditsalive: The song, in fact is not sarcastic at all. In an interview with David Draiman ( the singer and writer), Draiman said the song was about bring different, about being your self, not anyone else. Basically, it's a song that just says "f*** you" possibly punches you in the face, and keeps walking.

This song makes me want to scream to the whole world!!! t(-_-t)

People used to cut me down when I was younger just because I don't do shit like they do. I really didn't care what they thought, I just shrugged them off. But now, the assholes are back, though, I can't physically see them, I know they're there. They wanted so badly for me to be like them, but what they seem not to understand, their twisted game brought out more from me than what they wanted to see. Like I had said before, if you can't take me for being me, than get the fuck away from me. Oh, and crowds, are just another way to drown in everyone else's bullshit.

I think it's facetious.

Agreed on the facetiousness of the song. The boasts, and particularly the line "My own individuality is so unique" are clearly jabs at those "more different than you" types who see random acts of violence and vandalism as anarchistic, and who embrace the idea that they're somehow special compared to the rest of the world; it's the delusions of a washed-up would-be anarchist who misses the mark by being so obsessed with "going against the flow" that they fail to see the truth of their own pop-culture identity.

I think a whole lot of people miss the point of this song.

It's not a power anthem for "individuality"

It's a sarcastic slap in the face. The character brags about how "impressive" he is, but his claims gradually becomes more absurd as the song progresses.

I think the band wrote this song to be facetious, but at the same time knew that a lot of their teenage fanbase would embrace it as a form or empowerment, seeing as on the surface it appears to be an full-on endorsement of behavior that generally fails to have any positive influence on society.

Based on such songs as "Land of Confusion" however, as well as many of the songs on the "Ten Thousand Fists" album, I think it can be conferred that the band Disturbed has nothing at all against unity, and furthermore fully supports positive social action.

Because of this I believe that the song "Divide" is a humorous satire and not much more.

This song is truly epic, one of the best on the album, and thats saying a lot! The lyrics aren't incredibly cryptic, its obviously about a nonconformist, someone who doesn't want to just blend in and be normal, someone who wants to stand out and be their own person and doesn't want to be ridiculed for not being part of the crowd. Great song...

Agree with Demented and Lakajj. It's funny that a lot of rock music has this type of theme, but it's nowhere to be found in RnB or Hip Hop lol. At least lyrics in here have meaning!

"So can you tell me what exactly does freedom mean, If I'm not free to be as twisted as I wanna be"

^thats amazing right there. it basically sums up about how i feel. great song

my favorite line on the whole cd, "So can you tell me what exactly does freedom mean,/ If I'm not free to be as twisted as I wanna be"

love it XD