The genius of this song and I think this is one of the best lyrics they've ever written centers on the title. Welcome to the occupation. Occupation being of course your choice of career and also meaning subjugation by force.
That idea alone is so simple and suprisingly no one has ever thought of. Your occupation in your career and your occupation by society.
The money ties you to everything, your job is your subjugation. Honestly I think this is one of the most simple and best put thoughts I've heard. I've always liked the Cold war kids but some of their lyricson their albums I feel let them down. I hope they continue in this trend, because if their lyrics can match up to the music like this song does they will catapult themselves to the level of radiohead or modest mouse.
I dont know if it was too obvious for anyone to mention or over your heads. But no one mentioned anything about the whistle blower. In case you dont know what a whistle blower is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower
I dont know if it was too obvious for anyone to mention or over your heads. But no one mentioned anything about the whistle blower. In case you dont know what a whistle blower is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower
The term pretty much boils down to a "snitch" in the corporate world.
The term pretty much boils down to a "snitch" in the corporate world.
"Whistle blowers, we know how you feel
Public servants, surrender their free will
But you can't be in politics and work in the circus"
"Whistle blowers, we know how you feel
Public servants, surrender their free will
But you can't be in politics and work in the circus"
This means a whistle blower who would be considered a bit of a politician is making moral judgment...
This means a whistle blower who would be considered a bit of a politician is making moral judgment calls. And these lines are saying you cant do that and still work for the corporations at the same time.
"You hold the nail, I'll swing the hammer
That's how things get done"
These lines confuse me a bit cause I understand the whistle blower holding the nail but who is swinging the hammer and how? If anything it would be a judge swinging a hammer at the guilty party in the corp. But these lines read "I'll".
The genius of this song and I think this is one of the best lyrics they've ever written centers on the title. Welcome to the occupation. Occupation being of course your choice of career and also meaning subjugation by force.
That idea alone is so simple and suprisingly no one has ever thought of. Your occupation in your career and your occupation by society.
The money ties you to everything, your job is your subjugation. Honestly I think this is one of the most simple and best put thoughts I've heard. I've always liked the Cold war kids but some of their lyricson their albums I feel let them down. I hope they continue in this trend, because if their lyrics can match up to the music like this song does they will catapult themselves to the level of radiohead or modest mouse.
I dont know if it was too obvious for anyone to mention or over your heads. But no one mentioned anything about the whistle blower. In case you dont know what a whistle blower is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower
I dont know if it was too obvious for anyone to mention or over your heads. But no one mentioned anything about the whistle blower. In case you dont know what a whistle blower is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower
The term pretty much boils down to a "snitch" in the corporate world.
The term pretty much boils down to a "snitch" in the corporate world.
"Whistle blowers, we know how you feel Public servants, surrender their free will But you can't be in politics and work in the circus"
"Whistle blowers, we know how you feel Public servants, surrender their free will But you can't be in politics and work in the circus"
This means a whistle blower who would be considered a bit of a politician is making moral judgment...
This means a whistle blower who would be considered a bit of a politician is making moral judgment calls. And these lines are saying you cant do that and still work for the corporations at the same time.
"You hold the nail, I'll swing the hammer That's how things get done"
These lines confuse me a bit cause I understand the whistle blower holding the nail but who is swinging the hammer and how? If anything it would be a judge swinging a hammer at the guilty party in the corp. But these lines read "I'll".
Sorry, didnt mean to post that there. I'm new at this ha.
Sorry, didnt mean to post that there. I'm new at this ha.