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Keep On Rotting In The Free World

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The Threads Of Global Fabric Are United,
The Role Of The Western Free World Is In Decline,
Still Free To Consume, Free To Breathe,
Free To Exist, Free To Dream, Your Life Of Dreams,

Keep On Rotting, Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Dreaming, One Day Maybe,
Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Whilst In The Real World You...

Consumer Or Consumed, Your Life Is Cheap,
Economic Salvation In Sweatshops Returned From The East,
Despair The Only Quality Of Strife,
A Reason For Existence If You Can Afford The Price,
If Your Price Is Right,

Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Keep On Dreaming, One Day Maybe,
Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Keep On Dreaming,
Whilst In The Real World You...
Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Keep On Dreaming, One Day Maybe,
Keep On Rotting, Keep On Hoping, Keep On Dreaming,
Whilst In The Real World You...
...Rot!!!!!

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seven On May 12, 2002

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2002-05-12 12:36:02

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by quiffporn

21y ago

I think this could well be the best song title ever...

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by nimrod123

21y ago

yes indeed

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by Arkyopterix

19y ago

Love the chorus!

Anyway, this is obviously about capitalism, and the dominance of the West in the global economy - the Western nations being "consumers, and all others being consumed". Eventually, nothing will be free - air, dreams, life. The chorus simply exemplifies the message - that we will keep on deriving from those less fortunate than us, although in the natural, non-economic world, our money and investments and exploitation would simply fall apart ("...whilst in the real world you...rot!!"). I think, overall, this is about the intricate financial web that Capitalism has spun, and if the threads fade, we would simply fall to earth.

Anyway, I think I distorted the message a bit, but that's just my 2 cents.

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by Arkyopterix

19y ago

Oh yeah, I almost forgot...

WOODBLOCK!

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by mca5517a

19y ago

It means Jim Croce meets Al Stewart and they tell Neil Young that he's unwanted.

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