Don't Look Back
Awakening Minds: Queensrÿche's Poetic Reflection on Societal Turmoil
Lyrics
The ignorance of youth, the pawns of corporate greed
The ignorance and naivety of the younger generation manipulated by corporate greed.
The raping of our mother earth, no planting of a seed
Expressing concern about environmental degradation, with a lack of sustainable practices symbolized by not planting seeds.
A revolution on the brink, distracted masses writhe
A call for revolution, with the masses distracted and in agony.
Another human born to kill, inherent to survive
Reflection on the paradox of human nature—born with the potential to kill yet driven by the instinct to survive.
Have you seen the vibrant shades of green
A question about awareness, asking if one appreciates the beauty of nature represented by vibrant shades of green.
Or is your mind a blood red haze which cries and only grieves
Suggesting a distorted mindset, clouded by violence and sorrow, incapable of appreciating beauty.
Don't look back, I won't be standing here...I'm lost but not afraid
Encouraging not to dwell on the past, conveying a sense of being lost but unafraid.
Marching on beyond the sun, you've gotta free your mind you are the master or the slave
An urging to move forward, emphasizing the need to free the mind, asserting personal control as either the master or the slave.
The innocence and purity consumes the starving child
Highlighting the purity of innocence, juxtaposed with the suffering of a starving child.
The mother's pain filled tears they fall, yet still she bears a smile
Describing a mother's pain and tears, emphasizing her strength in still wearing a smile.
Don't look back, I won't be standing here, I'm lost but not afraid
Reiteration of not looking back, emphasizing the state of being lost but unafraid.
Marching on beyond the sun, you've gotta free your mind you are the master or the slave
Reaffirming the need to march forward beyond difficulties, asserting the individual's role as the master or the slave of their own mind.
You're in a sea of deceit in a body of lies
Describing a situation of deception and falsehood, being in a sea of deceit within a body of lies.
Don't look back, I won't be standing here...I'm lost but not afraid
Repeating the encouragement not to look back, expressing a state of being lost but unafraid.
Marching on beyond the sun, you've gotta free your mind you are the master or the slave
Reiterating the call to move forward, emphasizing the importance of freeing the mind and the dichotomy of being the master or the slave.
Magnetize what you conceptualize because your thoughts become things
Advising to focus on and attract positive thoughts since thoughts materialize into reality, referencing the law of attraction.
This is the law of attraction
Explicitly stating the concept of the law of attraction, where thoughts manifest into tangible outcomes.
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