>We are fear oligarchy
This line is less clear. Somehow, I think it is can be related to Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, which depicts USA's government and media as colluded powers that cultivate fear because it has a paralyzing effect on masses. The same sort of effect is also described in Noam Chomsky's books that analyze mechanisms through which people in power can manipulate masses.
>>We are wolves in wolves' clothing
>>We are this planet's kidney stones
These 2 lines belong together as they both relate to American Imperialism and how USA fuck up the whole world out of pure greed and thirst for power. Note: People interested in this subject can refer to John Pilger's documentaries, like those about Indonesia or latin America.
>>In the process of getting passed
>>Metamorphasis from first to last
>>A system breaking down beyond repairs
>>A product of 3 million millionaires
>>One hundred million easy marks
This big chunk points at the political system as the cause of USA's fall. One hundred million easy marks refers to voters. The product of 3 million millionaires is most probably one expenditure of roughly 3 Trillion dollars though I am not sure which one.
>>We are Marie Antoinette
>>We are Joseph McCarthy
>>We've finally become The Divided States
>>A nation built on freedom, fear, and hate
>>The denotation of irony
Marie Antoinette dilapidated money for superficial amusements which owed her the nickname of "Mrs. Deficit" and her Austrian origin coupled with Austrian sympathies at the expense of her own country (France) fueled hatred towards foreign countries. McCarthy, inversely, cultivated suspicion and hate internally in USA.
>>We all want a Hollywood end
>>But we're getting the foreign one
>>The script has already been penned
>>The title: the epitaph of a drowning nation
Changing things seems impossible, so the downfall of USA seems inexorable.">
Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by Frenchdude | SongMeanings
>We are fear oligarchy
This line is less clear. Somehow, I think it is can be related to Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, which depicts USA's government and media as colluded powers that cultivate fear because it has a paralyzing effect on masses. The same sort of effect is also described in Noam Chomsky's books that analyze mechanisms through which people in power can manipulate masses.
>>We are wolves in wolves' clothing
>>We are this planet's kidney stones
These 2 lines belong together as they both relate to American Imperialism and how USA fuck up the whole world out of pure greed and thirst for power. Note: People interested in this subject can refer to John Pilger's documentaries, like those about Indonesia or latin America.
>>In the process of getting passed
>>Metamorphasis from first to last
>>A system breaking down beyond repairs
>>A product of 3 million millionaires
>>One hundred million easy marks
This big chunk points at the political system as the cause of USA's fall. One hundred million easy marks refers to voters. The product of 3 million millionaires is most probably one expenditure of roughly 3 Trillion dollars though I am not sure which one.
>>We are Marie Antoinette
>>We are Joseph McCarthy
>>We've finally become The Divided States
>>A nation built on freedom, fear, and hate
>>The denotation of irony
Marie Antoinette dilapidated money for superficial amusements which owed her the nickname of "Mrs. Deficit" and her Austrian origin coupled with Austrian sympathies at the expense of her own country (France) fueled hatred towards foreign countries. McCarthy, inversely, cultivated suspicion and hate internally in USA.
>>We all want a Hollywood end
>>But we're getting the foreign one
>>The script has already been penned
>>The title: the epitaph of a drowning nation
Changing things seems impossible, so the downfall of USA seems inexorable." />
All 3 are empires/nations that crumbled rather than being destroyed (though Aztecs mostly succumbed to diseases brought by European colons)
We are followers of Jimmy Jones Cutting in the Kool-Aid line
Someone above mentioned the wikipedia page about Jim Jones. He drove his 900 followers into a mass suicide by cyanide ingestion. This reference is meant to highlight the self-destructive path America is following.
We are Animal Farm pigs
The Animal Farm pigs are both the initiators of an utopian society with equality for all, and the ones who brought the downfall of this society through more authoritarian power turned corrupt.
We are a Terry Gilliam film
This could equally be "12 monkeys" or "Brazil" or the desperation and hopelessness common to both.
We are fear oligarchy
This line is less clear. Somehow, I think it is can be related to Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, which depicts USA's government and media as colluded powers that cultivate fear because it has a paralyzing effect on masses. The same sort of effect is also described in Noam Chomsky's books that analyze mechanisms through which people in power can manipulate masses.
We are wolves in wolves' clothing
We are this planet's kidney stones
These 2 lines belong together as they both relate to American Imperialism and how USA fuck up the whole world out of pure greed and thirst for power. Note: People interested in this subject can refer to John Pilger's documentaries, like those about Indonesia or latin America.
In the process of getting passed
Metamorphasis from first to last
A system breaking down beyond repairs
A product of 3 million millionaires
One hundred million easy marks
This big chunk points at the political system as the cause of USA's fall. One hundred million easy marks refers to voters. The product of 3 million millionaires is most probably one expenditure of roughly 3 Trillion dollars though I am not sure which one.
We are Marie Antoinette
We are Joseph McCarthy
We've finally become The Divided States
A nation built on freedom, fear, and hate
The denotation of irony
Marie Antoinette dilapidated money for superficial amusements which owed her the nickname of "Mrs. Deficit" and her Austrian origin coupled with Austrian sympathies at the expense of her own country (France) fueled hatred towards foreign countries. McCarthy, inversely, cultivated suspicion and hate internally in USA.
We all want a Hollywood end
But we're getting the foreign one
The script has already been penned
The title: the epitaph of a drowning nation
Changing things seems impossible, so the downfall of USA seems inexorable.
All 3 are empires/nations that crumbled rather than being destroyed (though Aztecs mostly succumbed to diseases brought by European colons)
Someone above mentioned the wikipedia page about Jim Jones. He drove his 900 followers into a mass suicide by cyanide ingestion. This reference is meant to highlight the self-destructive path America is following.
The Animal Farm pigs are both the initiators of an utopian society with equality for all, and the ones who brought the downfall of this society through more authoritarian power turned corrupt.
This could equally be "12 monkeys" or "Brazil" or the desperation and hopelessness common to both.
This line is less clear. Somehow, I think it is can be related to Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, which depicts USA's government and media as colluded powers that cultivate fear because it has a paralyzing effect on masses. The same sort of effect is also described in Noam Chomsky's books that analyze mechanisms through which people in power can manipulate masses.
These 2 lines belong together as they both relate to American Imperialism and how USA fuck up the whole world out of pure greed and thirst for power. Note: People interested in this subject can refer to John Pilger's documentaries, like those about Indonesia or latin America.
This big chunk points at the political system as the cause of USA's fall. One hundred million easy marks refers to voters. The product of 3 million millionaires is most probably one expenditure of roughly 3 Trillion dollars though I am not sure which one.
Marie Antoinette dilapidated money for superficial amusements which owed her the nickname of "Mrs. Deficit" and her Austrian origin coupled with Austrian sympathies at the expense of her own country (France) fueled hatred towards foreign countries. McCarthy, inversely, cultivated suspicion and hate internally in USA.
Changing things seems impossible, so the downfall of USA seems inexorable.