Lifeblood Sold
Defiance Echoes: Unveiling the Resilience in 'Lifeblood Sold'
Lyrics
When the call goes out for numbers
Referring to a call for recruitment or participation in something significant.
And the train to glory leaves
Describing a journey towards glory or success.
They can try to hold us under
Suggesting attempts to suppress or control, possibly by authority figures.
But we won’t be ruled by thieves
Expressing a refusal to be governed by dishonest or corrupt individuals.
Crooked roads and plastic flowers
Portraying a journey with challenges and artificial elements, lacking genuine experiences.
No good liquor in this town
Highlighting a lack of quality or authenticity in the town's offerings.
Paper walls around shiny towers
Describing the presence of superficial barriers around impressive structures.
But the truth will bring them down
Asserting that truth will ultimately lead to the downfall of deceptive forces.
Counterfeit spoken
Referring to dishonest communication or false statements.
More lies told
Emphasizing an increase in deception or untruths.
Promises broken
Pointing out unfulfilled commitments or assurances.
Lifeblood sold
Conveying the idea that the essence of life or vitality has been betrayed or surrendered.
When they come to take our brothers away
Describing a situation where individuals are being taken away, possibly against their will.
With their drugs and chains of gold
Suggesting coercion through substances (drugs) and material wealth (chains of gold).
Let’s roll down to that green river
Proposing a symbolic journey to confront and connect with the essence of others.
Wade right in and touch their souls
Encouraging a direct and profound interaction with the core of others.
Grab your coat and bring a hammer along
Urging preparedness for resistance or change, symbolized by bringing a hammer.
We can break this world of sin
Expressing the collective effort to challenge and transform a morally flawed world.
All the flowers have died around us
Acknowledging a period of hardship or decline but anticipating rejuvenation.
But they’ll rise and bloom again
Believing in the eventual revival and blossoming of positive aspects.
Counterfeit spoken
Reiterating the theme of deceptive communication or false words.
More lies told
Emphasizing an escalation in the dissemination of untruths.
Promises broken
Repeating the idea of unfulfilled commitments or assurances.
Lifeblood sold
Restating the concept that the life force or essential aspects have been betrayed or traded away.
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