Set Fire To The Hive Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dyingatheist91 

Cover art for Set Fire To The Hive lyrics by Karnivool

The meaning is pretty obvious, its about the corruption of governments and the peoples' inaction due the brainwashing propaganda making them docile "We're slaves In this medicated cage"

"Your pretty-boy, pretty-face dolled up again A star for us to adore" I think is about the selling of the new leaders (esp. Obama) as a person who promises change for the better but only has face value. "the writing on the wall" is all the signs of the government being corrupt but the people overlook it.

The guitarist wore a truth movement T shirt at the last gig of theirs I went to. After looking up the Truth Movement my perspectives on a lot of things have changed dramatically.

nice interpretation...I think this song is also about the destructive power of religion and how even in this day and age it still runs people's lives. "you swing this wrecking ball, a violent pendulum to hypnotise them all." lyrical genius right there. I think the pretty boy pretty faced line could also be interpreted as the way all organised religion has a poster boy...but in the end its all "fiction and faceless illusion."

I highly doubt a bunch of Aussie blokes from Perth would write such a deep song about american politics. We have our own retards in power to write songs about.