This is pretty straightforward; like many Fishbone songs, it's an anti-authoritarianism / free your mind blast; Fishbone obviously sympathizes with the kids who are told to shut up and follow orders. Unlike some other Fishbone songs, however, there's no active resolution -- which is why this song has always seemed half-finished to me. The first half is brilliant, but then it needs something along the lines of a "but I have heard of ways, where people topple all injustice" (Unyielding Conditioning) or "there's a pile of shit in the White House, and we're gonna step on it, when we're visiting" (So Many Millions) to complete it!
This is pretty straightforward; like many Fishbone songs, it's an anti-authoritarianism / free your mind blast; Fishbone obviously sympathizes with the kids who are told to shut up and follow orders. Unlike some other Fishbone songs, however, there's no active resolution -- which is why this song has always seemed half-finished to me. The first half is brilliant, but then it needs something along the lines of a "but I have heard of ways, where people topple all injustice" (Unyielding Conditioning) or "there's a pile of shit in the White House, and we're gonna step on it, when we're visiting" (So Many Millions) to complete it!