This was originally a song by Genesis, lyrics by Mike Rutherford. The song is a message against apathy. During the cold war, there were very high tensions running through all political spectrums. It wasn't just America vs. Russia, it was about the disarmament of all nations and the defiance of many countries like America and Russia. This lead to many civil wars like the Greek Civil War, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Soviet-Afghan War. These wars had super power support on different sides.
What Genesis meant by this song is that people should look more closely at what is going on, and speak out against government injustices.
Disturbed's rendition echoes Genesis' original intent, they just updated the musical stylings for a new generation. I believe that Disturbed is simply renewing the message, and not creating there own interpretation.
The videos do have different focuses though, Genesis focuses on the governments unwillingness to compromise and the peoples unwavering trust in it's government. Disturbed focuses on the corruption of government in a capitalist society.
Both videos, however are saying that it is the people, that are ultimately responsible for the actions and accountability of their government.
This was originally a song by Genesis, lyrics by Mike Rutherford. The song is a message against apathy. During the cold war, there were very high tensions running through all political spectrums. It wasn't just America vs. Russia, it was about the disarmament of all nations and the defiance of many countries like America and Russia. This lead to many civil wars like the Greek Civil War, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Soviet-Afghan War. These wars had super power support on different sides.
What Genesis meant by this song is that people should look more closely at what is going on, and speak out against government injustices.
Disturbed's rendition echoes Genesis' original intent, they just updated the musical stylings for a new generation. I believe that Disturbed is simply renewing the message, and not creating there own interpretation.
The videos do have different focuses though, Genesis focuses on the governments unwillingness to compromise and the peoples unwavering trust in it's government. Disturbed focuses on the corruption of government in a capitalist society.
Both videos, however are saying that it is the people, that are ultimately responsible for the actions and accountability of their government.