1944
Defying Dictators: 1944's Rebellion Against Hate and Conformity
Lyrics
somewhere a pen is busy with hate tonight
Somewhere, someone is expressing hatred through writing.
jaded eyes and cynics bring me down
Negative and skeptical individuals are bringing the speaker down.
somewhere a kid is playing his heart out tonight
Somewhere, a passionate individual is dedicating themselves to something tonight.
but he'll get nowhere with the Berkeley in-crowd
A kid's efforts won't be recognized by the popular group in Berkeley.
well put-downs are so easy
Expressing that putting others down is effortless.
like a novel without a soul
Comparing easy put-downs to a soulless novel.
and every executioner wears a hood
Metaphorical reference to those passing judgment and causing harm.
when it's time for heads to roll
When consequences are due, those causing harm hide behind anonymity.
well they're just like new dictators
People behaving negatively are likened to dictators.
trying to tell us what to love
Those negative individuals try to dictate what others should love.
well their opinion they can take and shove
The speaker rejects their opinions.
somewhere young rebels will meet up tonight
Youthful rebels will gather and organize tonight.
somewhere skateboarders and straightedgers will unite
Skateboarders and straightedgers will come together in unity.
they don't need no magazine that's filled with hate and lies
Rejecting the need for magazines filled with hate and lies.
get enough from the world around them
They experience enough negativity from the world around them.
they're young but they are wise
Despite being young, they possess wisdom.
but negativity's easy
Highlighting the simplicity of negativity.
you just fire and walk away
Negative individuals can easily criticize and walk away.
and it's the armchair general
Referencing those who criticize from a comfortable position.
who lives to fight another day
Such critics survive to engage in more conflicts.
well their opinion they can take and shove
Reiteration of rejecting negative opinions.
if this was 1944, they'd be pointing their guns at you
If it were 1944, they would be targeted like enemies.
cause every fascist, left or right, has a fucked-up set of rules
Fascists, regardless of political alignment, have distorted principles.
but do they really think the kids are such fools?
Questioning whether critics think the youth are foolish or if they even care.
Or do they even care?
Raising doubt about the concern of the critics for the youth.
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