Lynchmob Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bodhisattva35 

Cover art for Lynchmob lyrics by KMFDM

A few lines I really love in this song:

"follow the beacon our lady liberty stands for none it’s a vicious world eating her own in the name of love" People justify the war on terror, surveillance, the erosion of our rights and negative effects on citizens by saying it's for our protection.

"jfk rolling in his grave rise of the swine sign of the dove" JFK wouldn't approve of the US now, and you can tell that we're at a time of peace when the vile people of society are allowed to attain power.

"money talks what you got what’s your worth can you buy another day of this hell on earth" People are treated like a commodity, and you have to fight to survive another day. When you do survive, you fight more because that's the system we live in.

"can't keep a good man down fuckin’ cliché when luck runs out head-first bound like a slave mouthful of dirt food for the worms" People are only "good" when they're down on their luck. Until then, they're a predator like everyone else. The last three lines give imagery of someone hogtied being thrown down like an object, about to be executed (food for the worms)

Everything else is a metaphor for war, senseless violence and mob mentality.

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