Lose as Directed Lyrics
This song is very tounge-in-cheek.
At first glance it seems to be telling us (the listener) to forget individual thoughts and do just live like everyone else ('Lose as Directed').
But there is a very definite sarcastic tone here, as it's saying that you wilkl become a prisoner (so to speak) if you give up and live like everyone else.
The most obvious example is the line, "Mystery and Misery go hand in hand'
Anyway...to mean it's saying that you should be YOU, not what the social world says you should be.
But that's just what I get from it.
Seeing as it is Bad Religion, of course I agree with Zorgon. I think, though, that it is more like what society tells you to act like (society is directing you) because of the constant push for the known and the similar path (you see this throughout your life, as a child, in the schooling system, at your job) and mediocrity. And, most people (me included) do as they are told because doing something different is scary (Mystery and Misery). But, when you do listen, you lose your potential and possibilities in life.
Catchy song, should have been on an album