Slave to the Machine
Rising Against the New Machine: Defiance in Killswitch Engage's Anthem
Lyrics
Back from the dead, this is the final calling
Returning from a dire situation, suggesting a critical moment or transformation.
Hands grip the throat of the system
Assertive imagery of hands grasping the control of the societal system.
Against the grain
Going against established norms or expectations.
No more waiting for a change
Rejecting passivity and demanding an immediate change.
Refuse to kneel
Choosing not to submit or yield, maintaining resistance.
Wallowing and choking on this force fed sanity
Struggling with and being overwhelmed by imposed notions of rationality.
This is the final calling, feeding us apathy
Reiteration of a critical moment, implying a lack of emotional response.
Bow down and serve your master - the new machine
Command to submit to a dominating force, possibly technology.
Fall into illusion
Falling into a deceptive or misleading perception of reality.
Lost in this false reality
Feeling disoriented and trapped in a fabricated version of life.
White noise and confusion
Disturbance and chaos caused by information overload or conflicting signals.
Enslaved to the new machine
Being controlled or dominated by a new, powerful system or technology.
Beneath the haze, a spirit we should not contain
Encouraging the release of an uncontainable spirit or energy.
This life, the blood that flows within our veins
Acknowledging life and vitality flowing through one's veins.
Change, arise from your slumber
Calling for a transformation and awakening from a passive state.
Refuse to kneel
Reiteration of the refusal to bow down or yield.
Wallowing and choking on this force fed sanity
Struggling with imposed sanity, emphasizing the force-feeding of conformity.
This is the final calling, feeding us apathy
Repeating the critical moment, highlighting the indifference or numbness.
Bow down and serve your master - the new machine
Command to serve a new master, possibly a metaphor for an oppressive system.
I refuse to bow down
Explicit refusal to submit or yield.
I refuse to bow down to this system
Emphatic rejection of conformity to the existing system.
The new machine's conquering, fused into our blood stream, I refuse
Resistance to the influence of a new, invasive system in the bloodstream.
This is the final calling, feeding us apathy
Reiteration of the critical moment, emphasizing the apathetic response.
Bow down and serve your master - the new machine
Repeating the command to submit to the new machine as a final directive.
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