Rage For The Machine
Rage for the Machine: A Chilling Ode to Manhood and Societal Reflections
Lyrics
Let's go back to 1970
Reflecting on the year 1970, a time associated with societal expectations of traditional masculinity.
To man up this society
Expressing a desire to toughen up society and conform to traditional masculine ideals.
We'll wake up to the sight of our breath
Imagining waking up in a cold environment, symbolized by seeing one's breath and icy windows.
Ice in our windows, and the rattling death
Describing a harsh living condition with the metaphor of "rattling death."
Because this is how a man's man is made
Exploring the notion that enduring hardships is a characteristic of a true man.
Freezing his balls off for the boy's brigade
Linking the idea of enduring extreme cold ("freezing balls off") with supporting a cause, like the boy's brigade.
I want my home to be heated
Expressing a desire for a warm and comfortable home.
Cause I'm a soft lad
Admitting vulnerability and a preference for comfort, contrary to traditional tough masculinity.
More than a pot to piss in
Desiring more than basic necessities, suggesting a desire for a better life.
Because I am oh so la-dee-da
Mocking a nonchalant and carefree attitude towards life.
I am oh so la-dee-da
-I want my daughter to be well fed
Expressing concern for the well-being of one's daughter.
Cause I'm part of the problem
Acknowledging personal responsibility for societal issues, possibly related to gender roles.
I want workers to be well paid
Advocating for fair wages for workers.
Beause I am wide awake snowflake scum
Embracing the label "snowflake scum," possibly sarcastically, to express woke or socially aware views.
I am wide awake snowflake scum
-Let's go back to 1944
Referring to the year 1944 and the idea of "real men" fighting in a war.
When men were real men fighting in the war
Idealizing a past era as a time when masculinity was associated with wartime heroism.
Those Halcyon days, living in the dark
Portraying nostalgic images of dark, wartime days and air raid sirens.
Air raid sirens singing for the bombtrack
-Lest we forget they fought a fascist regime
Noting the irony that men who fought fascism now support machines and rage for a different cause.
Now the manliest men rage for the machine
-I want my home to be heated
Repeating the desire for a heated home, well-fed daughter, fair wages, and embracing the term "snowflake scum."
Cause I'm a soft lad
-More than a pot to piss in
-Because I am oh so la-dee-da
-I am oh so la-dee-da
-I want my daughter to be well fed
-Cause I'm part of the problem
-I want workers to be well paid
-Beause I am wide awake snowflake scum
-I am wide awake snowflake scum
-All I hear now is "back in my day
Mocking the nostalgia for the past and criticizing older generations' perspectives on the struggles of the youth.
Bring back this and the youth of today
-You've got it too easy
-Look how hard it was for me
-My grandkids on the breadline is what I want to see
-You'd own your own place if you didn't lose your race
-And sailed on rivers of blood and hate
-But don't get me started on those immigrants please
-Getting everything for free my ex-pat pal told me"
-I want my home to be heated
Reiterating the desire for comfort, responsibility for societal issues, fair wages, and embracing the label "snowflake scum."
Cause I'm a soft lad
-More than a pot to piss in
-Because I am oh so la-dee-da
-I am oh so la-dee-da
-I want my daughter to be well fed
-Cause I'm part of the problem
-I want workers to be well paid
-Beause I am wide awake snowflake scum
-I am wide awake snowflake scum
-I am wide awake snowflake scum
Repeating the self-identification as "wide awake snowflake scum."
I am wide awake snowflake scum
-I am wide awake snowflake scum
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