I think this song is about revolting against a system designed to rob you of your happiness and prosperity.
A few exerpts that may have a deeper meaning I found:
These are our lives
But did they ever even matter?
Are we worth remembering?
(What did you really accomplish with all of your lifes hard work)
These machines feed on the tears of broken lives and dying dreams
(People work hard because they believe in the American Dream. If they knew that the deck was stacked against them, they wouldn't participate.)
We sell ourselves everyday
(comparing our "work" to slavery)
Tip the scales makes me think of unbalance. As in an unfair advantage given to a class of people. This means that no matter how hard you work at it, you will only be as good as you were when you were born.
The rest of the song is pretty straght forward. Thorwing wrenches in the gears could be a call for revolution. Join the_cold_revolution
I think this song is about revolting against a system designed to rob you of your happiness and prosperity.
A few exerpts that may have a deeper meaning I found:
These are our lives But did they ever even matter? Are we worth remembering?
(What did you really accomplish with all of your lifes hard work)
These machines feed on the tears of broken lives and dying dreams
(People work hard because they believe in the American Dream. If they knew that the deck was stacked against them, they wouldn't participate.)
We sell ourselves everyday
(comparing our "work" to slavery)
Tip the scales makes me think of unbalance. As in an unfair advantage given to a class of people. This means that no matter how hard you work at it, you will only be as good as you were when you were born.
The rest of the song is pretty straght forward. Thorwing wrenches in the gears could be a call for revolution. Join the_cold_revolution