The video has very clear references to Marxism (members looking like Marx and Engels) and to the Russion Revolution, which was sidetracked by the communists (red flags). It is hard to resist interpreting the song taking this into account.
The lyrics mentions a train. Lenin, emigrant leader of the bolsevic communists that time, were sent to Russia on a train by the Germans, still during World War I, because Russia was still in war, even after the revolution - a big mistake of the new government. Germany hoped that sending there Lenin will lead to Russia quit the war - which happened, indeed. There is a movie about the Lenin train: "Lenin...The Train" (1988).
Another interesting reference that might be on purpose, is the question itself. Where is the revolution? According to Marxism, the revolution of the worker class is inevitable, and it was supposed to happen in the most developed, industrialized, capitalist countries, like Britain, Germany or France. So workers of western Europe, where is the communist revolution? You let Marx down, who died way before the communist took power in Russia.
Once you switch back and forth between listening to the song as pure truth (nothing to do with anything I wrote above), or a bait from a populist (in the video - and in my interpretation in the lyrics as well - characterized by communists) who wants to take power and misuse it, the song becomes threatening. There are many reasons for a change, but will it make your country a better, a worse or a horrible place?
The video has very clear references to Marxism (members looking like Marx and Engels) and to the Russion Revolution, which was sidetracked by the communists (red flags). It is hard to resist interpreting the song taking this into account.
The lyrics mentions a train. Lenin, emigrant leader of the bolsevic communists that time, were sent to Russia on a train by the Germans, still during World War I, because Russia was still in war, even after the revolution - a big mistake of the new government. Germany hoped that sending there Lenin will lead to Russia quit the war - which happened, indeed. There is a movie about the Lenin train: "Lenin...The Train" (1988).
Another interesting reference that might be on purpose, is the question itself. Where is the revolution? According to Marxism, the revolution of the worker class is inevitable, and it was supposed to happen in the most developed, industrialized, capitalist countries, like Britain, Germany or France. So workers of western Europe, where is the communist revolution? You let Marx down, who died way before the communist took power in Russia.
Once you switch back and forth between listening to the song as pure truth (nothing to do with anything I wrote above), or a bait from a populist (in the video - and in my interpretation in the lyrics as well - characterized by communists) who wants to take power and misuse it, the song becomes threatening. There are many reasons for a change, but will it make your country a better, a worse or a horrible place?
[Edit: reference to movie changed]