Lyrics
Hold on to whatever you can
Encouragement to cling onto anything valuable or important.
There will be blood to pay
Forewarning that there will be consequences or sacrifices to face.
What others build others destroy
Commentary on the destructive nature of some individuals who undermine the efforts of others.
For a greater good
Suggesting that destruction is sometimes justified for the greater good.
Mindless masses full of fear
Depiction of a population driven by fear and acting without reasoning.
Controlled by those who dare
Assertion that those in control are audacious and bold.
Broken limbs broken bones
Physical harm inflicted, emphasizing a violent environment.
Violence is what they know
Indication that violence is a familiar and prevalent aspect of their existence.
Anger and grief grief and hate
Cycle of negative emotions—anger, grief, and hate—that perpetuates itself.
And so it goes
Reflecting on the inevitability of this negative cycle.
Mindless masses full of fear
Reiteration of the fear-driven, thoughtless nature of the masses.
Controlled by those who dare
Reaffirmation of those in control being daring and dominant.
Blue eyed lambs forever bound
Metaphor of people as vulnerable and easily influenced, represented by blue-eyed lambs.
To the will of the one
Submission of the lambs to the will of a powerful authority.
Justice for all! justice for none
Contrast between the ideal of justice for all and the reality of justice for none.
Those who know love will soon forget all they know
Suggesting that those who understand love may overcome or disregard their knowledge in the face of adversity.
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