Children
Ignite the Rebellion: Children Leading the Change
Lyrics
Children shut your eyes
Encouraging children to close their eyes metaphorically, suggesting innocence or ignorance.
We'll tell you what to see
Implying authority figures dictate what the children perceive or believe.
This world is burning down
Describing a world in chaos, possibly facing crises or challenges.
And you're the ones to lead
Assigning responsibility to the children to lead and make a difference in the troubled world.
Now look into their hearts
Directing attention to those in power, asking to understand their intentions.
All those who hold the lead
Warning against trusting leaders, suggesting potential deceit or hidden motives.
Don't listen to their lies
Advising not to believe the leaders' lies, indicating a lack of sincerity.
They only want one thing
Stating that leaders have selfish motives, emphasizing a single-minded pursuit.
Well, I only want one thing
Expressing the singer's own focused desire, possibly contrasting with the leaders.
They'll rob you from the truth
Highlighting the leaders' capacity to distort truth and manipulate.
And they'll steal you from our house
Suggesting that the leaders can separate individuals from their homes or values.
The blind leading the blind
Metaphorically describing a situation where uninformed people are guiding others.
Don't hang around with their kind
Advising against associating with those who lack understanding or insight.
'Cause I love the life I lead
Expressing contentment with the singer's own lifestyle and choices.
And I know my enemies
Acknowledging awareness of adversaries or challenges in life.
Well, if God is on our side
Positing that having God on one's side is sufficient for survival or success.
Well, that's all you really need
Reiterating the idea that divine support is the ultimate necessity.
Well, that's all we really need
Emphasizing the simplicity of needs, possibly in contrast to leaders' complex agendas.
Well, that's all I really need
Personalizing the idea that basic needs are all the singer requires.
Follow down the road
Instructing to follow a path that the singer has treaded before the listener's birth.
I was led before you were born
Highlighting the singer's experience and implying wisdom from prior journeys.
No it's not your choice
Asserting that certain circumstances are beyond personal control or choice.
To pick your own fight
Denying the listener the privilege to choose their battles, suggesting external influence.
When you sitting second class
Addressing a lower social status and the challenges associated with it.
And as long as you're in control
Encouraging control over one's life while holding a position of influence.
Speaking when you're asked
Advocating speaking up when asked, promoting self-expression.
You make your own stand
Encouraging taking a stand, asserting independence.
And you take your own stand
Reiterating the idea of making a personal stand, possibly against external pressures.
Well, I'll make my own stand
Asserting the singer's determination to take a stand on personal principles.
And I take my own stand
Emphasizing the singer's commitment to individual convictions.
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