Vampires
Resisting Vampires: Unmasking Global Injustice Through Thievery Corporation's Lyrics
Lyrics
They'll gain the world but lose their souls
Warning about individuals who prioritize worldly success but compromise their moral integrity, losing their souls in the process.
They'll gain the world but lose their souls
Repetition emphasizes the theme of gaining the world at the cost of losing one's soul.
Don't believe politicians and thieves
Advises against trusting politicians and thieves, suggesting a lack of sincerity and a desire for subservience.
They want our people on their bended knees
Accuses powerful figures of wanting to subjugate the population.
Pirates and robbers, liars and thieves
Portrays a negative image of authority figures as pirates, robbers, liars, and thieves.
You come like the wolf but dressed like the sheep
Metaphorically compares deceptive individuals to wolves disguised as sheep, highlighting their hidden predatory nature.
If you go to Lagos what you find, vampires
Specific locations are mentioned (Lagos, Kinshasa, Darfur, Malabo), labeling them as places where exploitation and vampiric behavior are prevalent.
If you go to Kinshasa what you find, vampires
-If you go to Darfur what you find, vampires
-If you go to Malabo what you find, vampires
-Lies and theft
Conveys negative aspects associated with global economic institutions (IMF), including lies, theft, guns, debt, and the impact on life and death.
Guns and debt
-Life and death
-IMF
-When the bank man comes to your door
Warns about the consequences of dealing with banks, suggesting perpetual poverty and the inability of loans and policies to bring freedom.
Better know you'll always be poor
-Bank loans and policies
-They can't make our people free
-You live on the blood of my people
Accuses those in power of living off the exploitation of others, stealing resources like thieves in the night, prompting global resistance.
Everyone knows you've come to steal
-You come like the thieves in the night
-The whole world is ready to fight
-If you go to Lagos what you find, vampires
Reiterates the vampiric metaphor for exploitation in specific locations.
If you go to Kinshasa what you find, vampires
-If you go to Darfur what you find, vampires
-If you go to Malabo what you find, vampires
-Lies and theft
Reiterates negative consequences associated with global economic institutions (IMF).
Guns and debt
-Life and death
-IMF
-They'll gain the world but lose their souls
Repetition reinforces the warning about gaining the world but losing one's soul.
They'll gain the world but lose their souls
-You live on the blood of my people
Reiterates the accusation of living off the blood of others and warns of global readiness to resist.
Everyone knows you've come to steal
-You come like the thieves in the night
-The whole world is ready to fight
-If you go to Lagos what you find, vampires
Reiterates the vampiric metaphor for exploitation in specific locations.
If you go to Kinshasa what you find, vampires
-If you go to Darfur what you find, vampires
-If you go to Malabo what you find, vampires
-Lies and theft
Reiterates negative consequences associated with global economic institutions (IMF).
Guns and debt
-Life and death
-IMF
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