Kill For Peace Lyrics

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Cover art for Kill For Peace lyrics by Fugs, The

A sinister-toned, bitterly sarcastic and rancorous anti war song by possibly the only rock band who, as early as 1965, sang songs with fuck and dick and douche words, as well as many songs that graphically depicted jaibailt sex, drug use, sex in general, and violence so as to encourage all except the last. Their music is a mixture of garage rock, folk rock, psychedelia, experimental music

and satire.

This song was featured in the movie, "WR: Mysteries of the Organism", a film based on the life and trials of Wilhelm Reich. Reich pursued the idea of sexual repression as the root cause of violence. In the film, Tuli Kupferberg of the Fugs appears in an army helmet masturbating an assault rifle and telegraphing the meaning of the song, which is that killing and militarism in general are what happens when orgiastic potency is frustrated.