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Kill The Idealist Lyrics
A pioneer of humanity
Declaring his truth to the crowd
Word of wisdom is what he speaks
Wisdom he has never reached
A well-educated know-it-all
But never has done anything
Collects info from sources
The vice man has left behind
[Chorus:]
Kill the idealist
Get him a job
Kill the agitator
Capital rules the world
So let him found a labour
On his own certain conditions
And try to heal society
Without support
[Chorus:]
Declaring his truth to the crowd
Word of wisdom is what he speaks
Wisdom he has never reached
But never has done anything
Collects info from sources
The vice man has left behind
Kill the idealist
Get him a job
Kill the agitator
Capital rules the world
On his own certain conditions
And try to heal society
Without support
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I think it's kind of ironic and sarcastic. Telling us that Big Brother wants to "kill the idealist" in all of us; that is to say, stop independent thought, and to ensure that we not worry about anything but the tedium of day-to-day work ("Capital rules the world")
That's the way I understand the Chorus, in a nutshell. The rest, i believe, shows that society is reluctant to change.
One of my favorite songs...bleak as it may be.
@Lombardi Yeah very good insights. It's that bleakness of accepting that this is probably the best that things are going to get after hoping that things could change for the better in youth.
@Lombardi Yeah very good insights. It's that bleakness of accepting that this is probably the best that things are going to get after hoping that things could change for the better in youth.