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Sleep Now in the Fire Lyrics
Artist(Band):Rage Against The Machine
Sleep Now in the Fire Lyrics
YAAAAAAAAA
The world is my expense
The cost of my desire
Jesus blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
So raise your fists
And march around
Just don't take what you need
I'll jail and bury those committed
And smother the rest in greed
Crawl with me into tomorrow
Or I'll drag you to your grave
I'm deep inside your children
They'll betray you in my name
Hey, hey
Sleep now in the fire
Hey, hey
Sleep now in the fire
The lie is my expense
The scope of my desire
The party blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
I am the Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria
The noose and the rapist
The fields overseer
The agents of orange
The priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
Sleep now in the fire
Hey, hey
Sleep now in the fire
Hey, hey
Sleep now in the fire
For it's the end of history
It's caged and frozen still
There is no other pill to take
So swallow the one
That made you ill
The Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria
The noose and the rapist
The fields overseer
The agents of orange
The priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
To Sleep now in the fire
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Review about Sleep Now in the Fire
the pill | Reviewer: john | 9/10/2008"there is no other pill to take, so swallow the one that made you ill"
these people have destroyed the world to a point that you have no choice but to do as they say, further damaging the world.
"I am the Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria
The noose and the rapist
The fields overseer
The agents of orange
The priests of Hiroshima"
this is them causing the world harm, but at the same time, try to convince everyone that they are the good guys, eg: "the noose and the rapist" could mean they are the perpetrators yet they are the ones who seem to be doing the punishing
Empire | Reviewer: James | 8/26/2008
The lyrics are basically outlining the way multinationals and oil companies work. 'The world is my expense, the cost of my desire.' They are prepared to sacrifice the rest of the world to keep themselves rich and in power. It goes on to describe the way that freedom fighters are 'caged and buried'. You can march and protest, but until you can actually take back power, you will be ignored.
The second verse lists acts of imperialist agression and dominance, the exploitation and sacrifice of the weak.
There are several references to george orwells 1984. 'I'm deep inside your children, who'll betray you in my name' could well be a reference to the children spying on their parents in 1984, as well as the younger generation being more consumerist, supporting capitalism. 'The party' is a strong 1984 reference, and 'the end of history' refers to propaganda, and the fact that in 1984, the main character works in a department that deletes and changes history, leaving no true record of events.
Cost of my desire... | Reviewer: TISTF | 3/31/2008
Amazing lyrics, i think that the lyrics are an analogy to the middle east however, rather than health care. The 'pill' is democracy, but democracies have been harmful to some states in the middle east and africa and america is forcing them to take it. at any rate, no matter what its about, amazing song
The lyrics actuall meaning..? | Reviewer: James Ram | 3/26/2008
The music video shows how civilians ignore the problems because they feel they can't do anything about it, and how politicians know about these problems and have the power to fix it but no.. they choose not to. While we also abuse our health care system "There is no other pill to take so swallow the one that made you ill" and how although we have pills for almost everything it usually causes other problems.
Also how we must conform or we get dragged into our grave and how although we say we have "freedom of religion" it's still socially un-acceptable to have a different religion as opposed to the mainstream religion.
And by the way Rageforever.. the government is not neccesarilly evil there just usually really, really unbeilavably stupid.
Music Revolution | Reviewer: Rageforever | 1/15/2008
Rage are awesome they show how the revolution holds effect on the world, and what's wrong with the governments today. Fuck the government!!!
golden | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/24/2007
This is by far the best rage lyrics.. short, to the point.. and so meaningful. its all in this line
: the cost of my desire, to sleep now in the fire. :
speaks volume about what humanity has done to itself.
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