Get Your Riot Gear
Riot Gear Revelations: Unveiling Power, Fear, and Rebellion
Lyrics
Something stirring in the air, a victory?
Something is happening, possibly a victory in the air.
A time-bomb ticking to explode,
A time bomb is ticking, ready to explode.
Something passive, something not.
There is something passive and something not passive.
Billy clubs out, call the S.W.A.T.
Billy clubs are out, and the S.W.A.T. team is called.
Rabid dogs without a leash,
Rabid dogs are unleashed, possibly symbolizing aggressive forces.
Is this how you keep the peace?
Questioning if this is the way to maintain peace.
You want riots? Wear your riot gear.
Challenging authority, suggesting that if they want riots, they should come prepared.
You want violence?
Asking if they want violence.
Then shoot some tear gas in the air.
Suggesting to use tear gas if they want violence.
It is written on your badge,
Referring to what is written on the badge: 'To serve and protect.'
'To serve and protect',
Highlighting the motto, indicating a duty to serve and protect.
It seemed you only served yourselves,
Suggesting a betrayal of duty, serving only oneself.
Protecting your own neck.
Implies prioritizing self-preservation over protecting others.
Controlling with fear, menacing and threatening.
Describing control through fear, menace, and threats.
You want my respect?
Challenging the authority to earn respect by respecting others.
You better start respecting me.
Asserting that respect needs to be mutual.
Go and get your riot gear,
Directing authorities to prepare for a riot.
Swing your girlie all around,
Suggesting a chaotic situation where people are swinging around.
We'll be dancing on the cinders,
Imagery of dancing while the town is burning down.
As the town is burning down.
Emphasizing destruction as chaos unfolds.
Swing her around, burn it all down.
Repetition of the destructive imagery.
Something smelled of power tripping,
Suspecting abuse of power, indicated by a smell of power tripping.
Crowd control was rank.
Describing crowd control as unpleasant and rank.
Tear gas everyone downtown,
Suggesting the use of tear gas on everyone in the downtown area.
What you did really stank.
Criticizing actions as unpleasant or morally wrong.
Legislation, never made you judge and jury.
Legislation doesn't make authorities the judge and jury.
Marshal law now,
Declaring martial law, indicating a state of emergency.
Beat the kids down with no worries.
Suggesting violent suppression of protests without concern for the consequences.
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