The Mob Rules Lyrics

Lyric discussion by HeavyB 

Cover art for The Mob Rules lyrics by Black Sabbath

Great music, but I dislike the loser lyrics.

People who feel powerless wished mobs ruled, cause, as part of a mob, they could have some power.

But the mob does not rule. A mob can certainly do some damage if people gets out of control, but most of the time the people are under control. And being under control is what people really dislike...so they have escapist music, movies, etc.

This dislike of being controlled at the very core of rock, metal, rap, punk, etc. It's all about sticking it to the man. And what better way than a mob!

That's a good notice.

I agree, movies/art/music... rock n'roll power is used to disorientate people from take control of their lifes and their communities.

And how it using the rock n' roll power? Simple.. by focusing to the image-style-idol part of it.

Of course some genre of music..seems to be semi-controlled. Thanx to the net, uncontrolled..til now!

The music band, we talking about, belong to this genre. First, because it is a band which came from the 70s music tornado, second, because it sell -good for the companies-, til today.

what?...30 years after... we hear..the mob...