Story Behind The Song
funky, rocking, near-disco number which slyly and subliminally warns of modern societies will participation in it's own self-destruction.
Song Description
funky, rocking, near-disco number which slyly and subliminally warns of modern societies will participation in it's own self-destruction.
| Song Length |
2:40 |
Genre |
R & B - Funk, Rock - Funk |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Joyful, Engaging |
Subject |
Capitalism, Politics |
| Similar Artists |
Curtis Mayfield, Lenny Kravitz |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
we have been fattened
fattened to kill
we have been wounded
in the deepest way
we'll drink the poison
swallow the pill
led down to slaughter
but not against our will
and when the axe is swung, we all fall
despite temptation and the horrors of life
there's still a sparkle that we can leave behind
but keep an eye out, and watch your back
we must keep moving, to avoid attack
and when the axe is swung, we all fall
we have been fattened
fattened to kill
we have been wounded
in the deepest way
we'll drink the poison
swallow the pill
led down to slaughter
but not against our will
and when the axe is swung, we all fall