In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I wanna see the constitution burn
Wanna watch the White House overturn
Wanna witness some blue blood bleed red
Wanna tar and lynch the KKK
Wanna pull and shoot the NRA
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Murder the government, murder the government
Murder the government, and then do it again, yeah
Murder the government, murder the government
Murder the government, and then
Murder the government
Wanna watch the White House overturn
Wanna witness some blue blood bleed red
Wanna tar and lynch the KKK
Wanna pull and shoot the NRA
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Murder the government, murder the government
Murder the government, and then do it again, yeah
Murder the government, murder the government
Murder the government, and then
Murder the government
Lyrics submitted by punk_in_drublic99
Murder the Government Lyrics as written by Mike Burkett
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This Song is ver cool NOFX is the best
Jesus...you people suck. Do you guys have any clue what it means to think for yourself? So what if NOFX means what they say in this song? It's better than "owning all the guns in the world." I think anyone who doesn't realize our entire world, let alone our shitty, useless country, needs restructuring, then perhaps you should open your god damned eyes, and take a look around.
they never sing the full lyrics to this damn song
not too subtle expression of his opinions. although I cant say I disagree with it ;)
I think these are the lyrics to the Skulls cover of this for a tribute album. The cover really sucks, and the guy doing the little speach in the middle was annoying, I guess it was to sound like a politician. I don't really agree with the part about guns though. I think you should be able to have all the guns you want.
This really is the most ignorant band on the planet. I'll sum up this song for you in one sentence, "Let's rebel against whatever has the power in society so our fans will think we are socially conscious and morally upright, while using unnecessarily violent lyrics to still retain that old punk image and mask the fact that we are dumb as a bag of hammers." Way cool, guys.
This song is about what a dick Sickandtired is.
Seriously, this is a joke song. You don't gotta be a sour asshole. NoFX is awesome and so is this song. Some of their lyrics are really intelligent while other ones are dumb in order to be fun.
I dont think they meant what they said in this song comejoinus. I think it was just a joke song, and as for SickandTired? Youre a dumb asshole. Listen to the decline and dinosaurs will die, seperation of church and skate, black and white. So pls shut up
Yeah sickandtired shut it, just because not everything, well most, of their lyrics is bassed in nonesense doesn't mean the band suck. The music is really cool and with their lyrics the actually get people to start thinking about the life they're living.
I think that I like lobster and that it's really good with some chicken terriaki. I like beef jerky and sometimes when the world is about to end my ass turns into and ice cream scoop and scoops up male balls into the mouth of hell. The bones of fornicators and the sinew of thieves and gluttons will litter the earth with you mothers ovaries. hahahahah....no seriously, fuck you.