Big Brother

Resisting Control: A Rebellion Against Ideological Chains
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Lyrics

Oh yeah my big brother, lets take good care of each other

Expressing camaraderie and mutual care between the speaker and their "big brother."

I know your motivation is working for a good cause

Acknowledging the big brother's positive intentions and dedication to a noble cause.

Along the way you're saving us all from a lot of problems

Highlighting the big brother's efforts to prevent various problems and protect others.


Still your words sound like ethnic cleansing

Expressing concern that the big brother's words may have a negative impact resembling ethnic cleansing.

The crowds shout in ideological frenzy

Describing enthusiastic crowds shouting in an ideological fervor.

Experts preaching of a disease they only encountered in their world of theories

Criticizing experts who speak about a disease they only know theoretically.

So pick out an experimental child and mark him for the rest of his life

Critiquing the selection of an experimental child for a life-altering mark.

What you end up with is creating a misfit

Warning about unintended consequences, creating misfits instead of saving from the wrong path.

Not saved from the wrong path but turned into an outcast

Emphasizing that the result is turning someone into an outcast rather than saving them.


Oh yeah my big brother, carrying me on your strong shoulders

Reiterating the protective and supportive role of the big brother, carrying the speaker on strong shoulders.

Protecting me, providing me my private shelter

Highlighting the big brother's role in providing a private shelter and protection.

Preventing crime and keeping the scum away from our streets

Emphasizing the big brother's commitment to preventing crime and maintaining street safety.


So silence that ugly voice of these punks that are outlaws by choice

Advocating for silencing the voices of those considered outlaws, with a belief in the consequences of disobedience.

Creating my own destruction will teach me the consequences of disobedience

Suggesting that personal destruction will teach important lessons about disobedience consequences.

Committing a crime never means what you agree is a personal freedom

Criticizing the idea that committing a crime is seen as a form of personal freedom.

A modern witch hunt performing another political stunt

Comparing contemporary situations to a modern witch hunt, accusing it of being a political stunt.


My resurrection, the flame is strong inside of me

Expressing personal strength and resilience, referring to a "flame" inside the speaker.

Spread the infection, my voice is straight and clear

Advocating for spreading a particular viewpoint, emphasizing a clear and direct voice.

I won't fake just to make you listen to my view on things

Refusing to fake beliefs to gain acceptance and insisting on an authentic expression of personal views.

I won't make the world your way

Rejecting conformity and the imposition of someone else's worldview on the speaker.

I won't bow before your condemning eyes to have you on my side

Refusing to submit to judgmental eyes in order to gain support.


I won't fake just to make you listen to my view on things

Reiteration of the speaker's commitment to authenticity and rejection of conforming to others' views.

I won't make the world your way

Affirming the speaker's determination not to conform to a world imposed by others.

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