Lyric discussion by Jate 

This is not criticizing socialism. However, the narrator did fight for socialism, and he succeeded in creating a socialist system. The main part of the song is the idea that without something to fight for, he is useless. It could be somewhat of a metaphor for communism in Russia, how it began as a noble idea, and after it was put into place it lost its purpose and became something for tyranny to hide behind.

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