Cannon Fodder
Revealing Life's Battle: Cannon Fodder's Tale
Lyrics
Just cannon fodder for the lords above us
Individuals are mere pawns or expendable entities for those in power.
They play a game but they don't reap the horror
The powerful engage in a detached game, unaffected by the resulting horror.
All their lies forgiven of their crimes
The powerful are absolved of their lies and crimes.
Work on their factory lines
The oppressed work on the assembly lines of the powerful.
This isn't living but we're alive
Life is endured, but it lacks true meaning or fulfillment.
We're alive
Reiteration of the struggle for survival.
So when they come I hope they
Expressing a desire for freedom from perpetual hopelessness.
Find me
-Living
-Free From
-This constant hopeless feeling
-When we face the end will we be content
Contemplation on the legacy left behind when facing one's end.
With the fingerprint that we have left
-That we have left
-Consuming all my time with the profit line
Time is consumed by pursuing profit, leading to compromises.
Just one more compromise
Constantly making compromises is accepted as a part of life.
But it's ok it's healthy
Despite compromises, the situation is deemed acceptable and healthy.
Spend our time consumed by pride
Pride consumes time, potentially serving as an escape.
This escape has a price
The apparent benefits of escape have a price, yet there is a superficial allure.
But look I am so shiny
-Just cannon fodder for the lords above us
Reiteration of being expendable for those in power.
When they come I hope they
Reaffirmation of the desire for freedom from hopelessness.
Find me
-Living
-Free From
-This constant hopeless feeling
-When we face the end will we be content
Reflecting on the lasting impact or legacy left at life's end.
With the fingerprint that we have left
-That we have left
-Just cannon fodder for the lords above us
Repetition of being cannon fodder and the detachment of the powerful from horror.
They play a game but they don't reap the horror
-Just cannon fodder for the lords above us
-They play a game but we reap the horror
-We reap the horror
Emphasizing that the oppressed, not the powerful, experience the horror.
All their lies forgiven of their crimes
Reiteration of absolution for the powerful, working on factory lines, and the paradox of existence.
Work on their factory lines
-This isn't living but we're alive
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