Lyrics
Evolution, revolution
Evolution and revolution are interconnected concepts.
Are the parents of one another
They influence and give rise to each other.
Moving ever moving crushing
Constant movement, crushing obstacles in its path.
Everything that gets in its way
It destroys everything in its way.
Smiles telling lies about the future
False optimism and deceit about the future.
I don't wat to believe them
The speaker is skeptical and unwilling to believe in those lies.
Pity on their faces baby
Expressions of pity on people's faces, but the sincerity is questioned.
Don't you think they laugh
Suggesting that people might mock or laugh at you.
In your face
Emphasizing the insincerity and mockery faced.
Wheels of justice they have fallen off
Justice system is broken and ineffective.
Man's on crutches
People are oppressed and vulnerable.
Being kicked like dogs
A metaphorical expression of the mistreatment of individuals.
It's a juggernaut
Repetition emphasizing a powerful, unstoppable force (juggernaut).
It's a juggernaut
-It's a juggernaut
-Politician's makin' money all the time
Politicians are focused on accumulating wealth.
They murder our freedom
They are compromising the freedom of the people.
Filling up their pockets
Gaining wealth at the expense of the common people.
While the people in the street
Contrast between the privileged and the suffering masses.
Lay and die
-Man you're workin' hard as hell
Hard work doesn’t lead to prosperity; instead, it increases taxes.
You only end up paying more taxes
A cycle of paying more taxes without reaping benefits.
Give 'em all your money baby
Donating money with the expectation of harm in return.
Don't you think they give you a bomb
Suggesting that the donation may lead to destructive consequences.
Lambs were slaughtered
Metaphorical sacrifice of individuals by their own kind.
For the sacrifice
-Man's now offered up by his own kind
-Cry for your soul
Encouragement to protect oneself and others from harm.
Young and old
-Help your own
-They will need it, heed it
-Don't be caught between the stones
-Economic pressure and recession
Reference to economic pressure and recession.
In a nation of madness
Living in a state of collective madness and fear.
Living under fear of countries
Fear of nations launching nuclear attacks.
Launching up a nuclear attack
-Men are killing men with paper bullets
Metaphor for the use of financial power to harm others.
You may wonder how that's done
-Money is the bullet
-And the dirty greedy heart is the gun
-It's a juggernaut
Reiteration of the unstoppable nature of the juggernaut.
It's a juggernaut
-It's a juggernaut
-Rise or fall
Contrast between rising and falling, unity, and the possibility of victory.
One and all
-Sink or swim
-We can win
-Oh how we can do it if we try
Encouraging collective effort to overcome challenges.
Superpowers playing chess
Political powers treating people as pawns in a game.
Along a board with people as pieces
-Taking human life
-Just like they're only
-Sacrificing a pawn
-Don't you know the game is rigged
Highlighting the rigged nature of the political game.
The best that they will do
-Is a stalemate
-Who will be the judge of what is right
Raising the question of moral judgment in the face of death.
When we are lying in graves
The uncertainty of justice after death.
We'll inherit from all of our nations
Legacy of nations not in peace but in deadly consequences.
Not peace, only deadly radiation
-It's a juggernaut
Reiteration of the destructive and relentless nature of the juggernaut.
It's a juggernaut
-It's a juggernaut
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