"Up on the hill where the road is red
If you look close enough
Down in the valley we're the living dead
While our hands are cracked and rough"
This part actually means that the "rulers" are above and the roads are red there because all the sufferings and wars and they are responsible for that, while "Down in the valley we're the living dead" means the ordinary people who are like slaves, aka zombies.
"Up on the hill where the road is red If you look close enough Down in the valley we're the living dead While our hands are cracked and rough"
This part actually means that the "rulers" are above and the roads are red there because all the sufferings and wars and they are responsible for that, while "Down in the valley we're the living dead" means the ordinary people who are like slaves, aka zombies.