"There's almost nothing worse than never being real
Strained voices crying wolf when nobody can hear
If I had a gun I'd pump your ethics full of lead
If I believed in meat I'd eat a plateful of our dead"
Even though the story of Kezia is told in 3 parts, the band themselves insert their own opinions from a first-person perspective in a few songs (see turn soonest). Basically here they're referring to how awful it was/is when society renders your opinion invalid. They then use the metaphor of shooting "your ethics" dead, because that is what a close-minded society was doing to Kezia (who symbolically represents equal rights/recognition). Arif, Tim, Luke, Rody and Moe are all vegetarians which explains the last line, describing how much they detest this kind of ignorant response to progressive thinking.
"I'd rather kill a stupid flower and spread its seeds
Until a garden with our bullet-laden morals will be found."
I'm conflicted as to whose perspective this part is from, but I think it is Kezia accepting her fate and coming to terms with the bull-headed and unreasonable nature of society. She seems disillusioned and bitter, but also hopeful. She realizes that with her death she can make a bigger impact than she could in life and seal the message she has been spreading throughout the story. Even though it's a bloody end, she believes truth will spring from her grave and eventually society will open its eyes.
It's a beautiful, bittersweet ending to one of the greatest concept albums ever created.
Just a few lyrics I'd like to comment on:
"There's almost nothing worse than never being real Strained voices crying wolf when nobody can hear If I had a gun I'd pump your ethics full of lead If I believed in meat I'd eat a plateful of our dead"
Even though the story of Kezia is told in 3 parts, the band themselves insert their own opinions from a first-person perspective in a few songs (see turn soonest). Basically here they're referring to how awful it was/is when society renders your opinion invalid. They then use the metaphor of shooting "your ethics" dead, because that is what a close-minded society was doing to Kezia (who symbolically represents equal rights/recognition). Arif, Tim, Luke, Rody and Moe are all vegetarians which explains the last line, describing how much they detest this kind of ignorant response to progressive thinking.
"I'd rather kill a stupid flower and spread its seeds Until a garden with our bullet-laden morals will be found."
I'm conflicted as to whose perspective this part is from, but I think it is Kezia accepting her fate and coming to terms with the bull-headed and unreasonable nature of society. She seems disillusioned and bitter, but also hopeful. She realizes that with her death she can make a bigger impact than she could in life and seal the message she has been spreading throughout the story. Even though it's a bloody end, she believes truth will spring from her grave and eventually society will open its eyes.
It's a beautiful, bittersweet ending to one of the greatest concept albums ever created.