Lyrics
Until we dance again like the ancients did before
Expressing a desire to experience dancing reminiscent of ancient times.
Until we praise together God instead of war
Advocating for communal worship of God instead of engaging in war.
Until we whip the money changers, chase them from our home
Calling for the removal of corrupt financial influences from society.
Once again our children see the slow decay of Rome
Observing the decline of society, drawing parallels with the fall of Rome.
Until we set ablaze the monuments they build
Expressing a desire to destroy the symbolic monuments created by those in power.
Until we turn away the comforts they instill
Rejecting the societal comforts imposed by those in authority.
Until we learn who writes the bills our governments do shill
Emphasizing the need to understand the true authors of governmental policies.
Once again our captors taste the blood from their next kill
Anticipating a retribution where oppressors face consequences for their actions.
And your men will cry
Addressing the emotional response of the listener's allies or compatriots.
The enemy is nigh
Warning about the imminent presence of an adversary.
Will you wait to die
Pondering whether to passively accept fate or actively resist before facing judgment.
Or will you fight before you're tried
Encouraging a proactive stance in facing challenges before they escalate.
Cause the gates are open
Noting the accessibility of opportunities or possibilities.
And the veil is wearing thin
Suggesting a sense of vulnerability or transparency in societal structures.
I know you feel it
Acknowledging a shared awareness of a societal shift or transformation.
Light your arrows
Encouraging action or resistance symbolized by lighting arrows.
We're surrounded
Highlighting a feeling of being surrounded or besieged.
Until they learn to lie with a little bit more grace
Advocating for improved deceit or manipulation in societal affairs.
Until they better hide the fantasies they chase
Calling for concealment of unrealistic or harmful fantasies pursued by those in power.
An insurrection builds
Announcing the rise of a rebellion or uprising.
This time it's real
Asserting the authenticity and significance of the current movement.
We saw their face
Recalling a recognition of the opposition or oppressors.
They'll know their day is near when they hear this thundering bass
Indicating a moment of reckoning signaled by a powerful bass sound.
And their men will cry
Anticipating a reaction from the adversary's allies similar to the listener's experience.
The enemy is nigh
Reiterating the proximity of a threat from the enemy.
Will they wait to die
Presenting the question of whether the adversaries will passively accept their fate.
Or will they try themselves this time
Prompting the adversaries to take action and resist this time.
Cause the gates are open
Reaffirming the accessibility of opportunities or possibilities.
And the veil is wearing thin
Restating the sense of vulnerability or transparency in societal structures.
I know they feel it
Affirming the shared awareness of a societal shift or transformation.
Light your arrows
Encouraging action or resistance symbolized by lighting arrows, addressing the adversaries.
You're surrounded
Reiterating the feeling of being surrounded or besieged, directed towards the adversaries.
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