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Live - People Like You
in a dream I had
you were standin all alone
with a dyin' world below
and a microphone
singin' hallejuhah
I finally broke their mold
whatever it's gonna take
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
in a dream
I had I was on a stage with queen
michael stipe and elton john
bono and springsteen
singin hallejuhah, rock and roll is king
whatever it's gonna take
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
people like you!
motherfuckers like you!
people like you!
in a dream I had
you were standin all alone
with a dyin' world below
and a microphone
singin' hallejuhah
I finally broke their mold
whatever it's gonna take
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
people like you!
warriors like you!
lovers like you!
you were standin all alone
with a dyin' world below
and a microphone
singin' hallejuhah
I finally broke their mold
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
I had I was on a stage with queen
michael stipe and elton john
bono and springsteen
singin hallejuhah, rock and roll is king
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
motherfuckers like you!
people like you!
you were standin all alone
with a dyin' world below
and a microphone
singin' hallejuhah
I finally broke their mold
good luck, keep it real
where (are) the boys in LIVE?
they're pissin' in the mainstream
open up your cage
focus all your rage
the world needs people like you
warriors like you!
lovers like you!
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Ed wants people to be politically involved.
"Where are the boys of Live? Pissin in the mainstream." He's talking about how they're always stirring things up.
Then he goes and praises some other rockers who have done the same (Bono, Springsteen...suprised Morrissey didn't make the list...), and I think at the same time he's bragging about how that's what rock and roll is all about: protesting the way people think.
"I finally broke their mold" This whole verse sounds like Ed's either dreaming about what it'd be like if nobody stood up for what was right and the bad guys won all of the power, or he's dreaming of a day when the warriors finally have a place to speak. I'm not sure which.
"Whatever it's gonna take. Good luck! Keep it real." He's saying that you need to keep things real - true - honest no matter what and good luck with that.
good analysis, eyecon. i initially thought it was a song protesting the prevelance of cookie-cutter popuar music.
he talks about breaking the mold, and pissing in the mainstream (showing their disrespect for the kind of stuff which is popular today)
"open up your cage, focus all your rage" could mean to let your emotions into your songs, rather than playing it safe and going with the radio friendly stuff.
but i think your idea is more apt.
good analysis, eyecon. i initially thought it was a song protesting the prevelance of cookie-cutter popuar music.
he talks about breaking the mold, and pissing in the mainstream (showing their disrespect for the kind of stuff which is popular today)
"open up your cage, focus all your rage" could mean to let your emotions into your songs, rather than playing it safe and going with the radio friendly stuff.
but i think your idea is more apt.