Voice Of Dissent Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DawnSheer 

Cover art for Voice Of Dissent lyrics by Rise Against

On the right track, Sleeze. At first glance it looks like it's speaking out against conformity, but the last lyric (which needs to be corrected, by the way), tell us otherwise: "It's not what this is about!" When he says, "Raise your fucking voice!" he's telling us to speak out, get angry, do something. It's not about conformity (he asks us if it is: "Isn't that what it's all about?"), it's about speaking out for what's right and speaking out against what's wrong.

In short, raise your voice, but don't do it because you want to stand out. Raise your voice to make a statement, stomp your feet, and tell those bastard politicians how it's gonna go down.

My Interpretation