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God Is Dead Lyrics
God is dead, in my shed.
Better red, living in my head.
Best unsaid.
Filling me with dread.
God is dead put it in my shed.
Better dead than red.
The dog is fed
God is dead, definitely dead.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
Chicago school.
Treats us like fools.
Viva Chavez, Viva Allende.
God is Dead.
He's buried in my shed.
The free market is still not dead.
Wartime leaders get Nobel peace prizes.
God is dead.
He's definitely dead.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
Even though he was really never my own. Even though he was really never my own.
Better red, living in my head.
Best unsaid.
Filling me with dread.
God is dead put it in my shed.
Better dead than red.
The dog is fed
God is dead, definitely dead.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
Treats us like fools.
Viva Chavez, Viva Allende.
God is Dead.
He's buried in my shed.
The free market is still not dead.
Wartime leaders get Nobel peace prizes.
God is dead.
He's definitely dead.
I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you. I wouldn't lie to you.
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I feel confident in saying that this song has nothing to do with President Obama. The Chicago School (of Economics) refers to the "free market" deregulation championed by Milton Friedman and spread around the world through force by its followers. The wartime Nobel Peace Prize winners probably refers to Lê Ãức Thá» and Henry Kissinger.
I think that you're both right and wrong, BlatantAnomaly. The lyrics do make reference to the Chicago School of Economics and "free markets" (which is a term that still baffles me when applied to the modern American economic system, considering how bureaucratic and statist our system actually is, but I digress) and appear to address, at least in part, the ongoing global economic crisis. If the lyrics do in fact address current events then it hardly seems logical that the line "Wartime leaders get Nobel peace prizes" is a reference to Kissinger and Thá» receiving the award back in the...
I think that you're both right and wrong, BlatantAnomaly. The lyrics do make reference to the Chicago School of Economics and "free markets" (which is a term that still baffles me when applied to the modern American economic system, considering how bureaucratic and statist our system actually is, but I digress) and appear to address, at least in part, the ongoing global economic crisis. If the lyrics do in fact address current events then it hardly seems logical that the line "Wartime leaders get Nobel peace prizes" is a reference to Kissinger and Thá» receiving the award back in the 1970's. It seems much more likely that those lyrics are a reference to Obama, who, yes, does in fact hail from Chicago much like Milton Friedman and his Chicago school. It's really quite symmetrical when you think about it.
This is right. The song makes references to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état with "chicago school" (University of Chicago) referencing Milton Friedman and the Chicago Boys, the Chileans he taught neoliberalism. "Viva Allende" (Salvador Allende) and the references to "red" as in communist/marxist also present.
This is right. The song makes references to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état with "chicago school" (University of Chicago) referencing Milton Friedman and the Chicago Boys, the Chileans he taught neoliberalism. "Viva Allende" (Salvador Allende) and the references to "red" as in communist/marxist also present.
This song seems like an ode to Obama; or rather, the disappointment in Obama.
I can't tell which part is coming from the writer, and which part is coming off as a sarcastic mutilation of Obama's original promises.
Regardless, the Obama-theme is obvious.....Chicago is mentioned, as is his Nobel Peace Prize. Is God dead because Obama invoked his name (doubt it)....or is God dead because this was our BEST....and he hasn't been much different than the previous prez (I'm with this).
(Disclaimer: This is my opinion on Leatherface's meaning....not my own political thoughts, which I will keep to myself.)