there is a battle for your mind but who says who is right and who says who is wrong .i mean history is written by the victor but are we not all battling for are own minds are own ideas . at the same time we also want others to like us but what happens when taking a stand for what is right makes you an out cast.....then be an out cast!!!!!!
the whole point of this song is to remind everyone that "there's ACTUALLY a war going on for your mind" ....like RIGHT NOW!...
..just think of all the corporations, educational faculties, religions, businesses, governments and other various industries that are all battling one another just so they can occupy a fraction of space in your unconscious / conscious mind!!!
@TheScienceofArt but who says how is right and who says who is wrong .i mean history is written by the victor but are we not all battling for are own minds are own ideas . at the same time we also want others to like us but what happens when taking a stand for what is right makes you an out cast.....then be an out cast
@TheScienceofArt Think about all the people who've sat here one day and read these comments, preaching their beliefs. This comment, yours and mine, is part of the war for our minds. I'm fighting to take over minds, yours and mine.
For those people who have actually helped out in other countries or gave stuff away to help out and not those who just go watch t.v. or go play games after this copy and paste this and put it on other videos and vote up.
u completely missed the concept of the song its not about war in the sense of people shooting each other its the American way of selling and buying are way into being dumber and fatter and are government leading the way with a chariot of propaganda.
i think its pretty kool how they just write down a message and sort of cover it as a song if u wer already able to tell this was a message and not a song
@littlemackillsass If you asked the lyricists of this song they would agree with you in a second. The thing is, these are hardly even lyrics. It's a song intro. There's no rhyme scheme or bars. I am a big RATm/ZdlR fan, btw.
@oPiZi you know that this was the FIRST SONG of the CD and your thinking of we are winning at one part he says like 2 lines from this song but only 2 not that much more
Still one of the more politically influential songs i've heard. It brings to light a lot of the issues in this world. Not just in the United States, where there is SO MUCH wrongness everywhere in the country, but Worldwide issues.
mmabjj4evz, even if he did start it, you continued it, and you should both shut up, there is no need to swear on here. If you have to swear and scream and rant at each other to get your points across, then you have both revealed your pathetically juvenile temperments. GET OVER IT so everyone else can get back to topics we all actually want to talk about, Thank you.
Yes i would. especially on a video with as much meaning as this, who would even do that? at least direct your juvenile comments at someone, like drug addicts or something. make it worth my while to click on 'comment marked as spam show'
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dude. shut the fuck up and stop insulting people over the internet, because we all know my 5 year old cousin can beat you down, okay? i think you need to get a life.
@mmabjj4evz I was the one that started this?! excuse me if i was a little insulted by your stupid-ass comment on a meaningful song/video such as this! people watch videos from these people for MEANING and INSIGHTFULNESS, so if you cant handle that, then get the fuck off the internet. just do us all a favor.
@IRDEMON well seeing as it took you months to respond to my comment ive forgotten what this was about BUT anyway ill just notch this one down as a win :) goodbye
This really brings a message that U.S is being corrupt wanting you to believe every word they say. U.S government THINKS they have all the power they can control Who ever whenever.... There wrong. They are Corrupting Average americans into thinking war is good... Reply to me about your thots and what u think
thats 100% true all the government is doing is trying to keep us from see what there really doing by putting all this electronics in to are homes and saying it's all ok when it's getting worse worse
I agree but I think this really goes out to the media. Not the government. Really listen to the words. This has to do with modern day society going down the shitter. Not the government.
I sorta wonder if the hyper materialistic culture of glorifying shiny jewels and fancy cars is another way of fucking over the urban poor. I mean think about how many there are in poverty, and how many would be lured into spending hard earned cash on frivolous things in desperate pursuit of an ego boost in such shitty conditions.
I mean, when you live poor and see all this worship of wealth, you want to at least feel like you're in on it, right?
Desire and fear are the weapons and armor of this system, TSR. Convince the unruly and restless, the hungry and desperate, that they might be safe and happy with a new sportscar and a penthouse. That if so many are seeking it, it must be worth something.
Well, they're not really trying to prove the claims wrong. They are questioning a lot of claims though, and I have to say that they do have a point when they say that some claims have no direct basis from religious writings. (I must admit that I haven't done much research on it though, but I haven't seen direct sources in Zeitgeist's references though)
you couldnt even begin to imagine the stress put on our government every single day with these types of problems. Do you hink they're proud of what they have done? , I dont understand why you stupid imature little kids have to burden the government so much. Your probably at your house thinking " they could come up with something that would be great" you say that you love this country , then sit back and let the longest lasting single government in the world do its job .
so u do not believe there is room for improvement? why don't u just except what everyone tells you because you believe they are higher than you and more important. Did you stop to think that the people in government are there because they thought they could do a better job and did something about it?
Umm, 2jbrewer, I'm not sure if you are trying to say that America is the oldest country around at present or that it has lasted longer that any country in history, but that's irrelevant... Because you're wrong either way.
England is the oldest country in terms of being the same shape. and man America has a long to suffer as much as Europe has over the past 2 millenniums. (black death, mongols, huns, 2 world wars, communism crazy, the dark ages, Spanish flu. we've had it all in europe)
they probably wont have a next album.....there aren't enough people who understand this type of music...the message of Flobots will never reach the Brainwashed Youth. "THEY" said it "THEMSELVES" all "THEY" need is a generation, and this is the generation that they got. READ BETWEEN THE LINES PEOPLE, ADVERTISEMENT IS A MIND GAME. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN U LET THEM WIN!!
Yeah I saw Flobots with Rise Against and looked around the room and was totally disheartened by the amount of kids who would walk out that evening completely unaffected by any of the lyrical content of both bands.
u obviously dont understand what the song is talking about its about the propoganda, subliminal, and symbolic messages we are faced with everyday and how the corporations and gov are dumbing down americans and keeping them entertaind
I concur fully. one should not involve ones self in higher exchange of consienceness. The fact that you are uneducated, or perhaps misinformed leads to laxidasical jargon. In that regard takes all qualification from your fickle voice and leaves your peers with little if any regard to your conjured up opinion. remember war dose not decide who is right, just who is left. opinion is welcome but never considered fact.
Actually, nature of man is to survive, too, not necessarily to create art and beauty. Freud belived all humans are born with an id (one of three parts of the mind, responsible for biological urges--what's needed to survive). However, the superego (part knowing what's right and wrong, responsible for feeling guilt and pride) and ego (your actual personality, and the part that "listens" to the other two to make the decisions of what you do) are learned and developed.
true, our first impulse is to survive. But what sets us apart from mindless beasts? We have moved beyond instinctual knowledge. we do not merely survive. We create.
We are after all animals. to animal we are probably seen as the top predator. compare us to the polar bear. we dominate our surroundings only we do it at a much bigger scale. ps i support nuclear technology. it does me good than harm.
Fuck you dipshit. What so your another philosopher because you saw a YouTube video? Go get another peirceing, and you'll feel all better you fucking loser.
No, no idea what this is about. Only complicated enlightened people like you who live life on thier keyboards can understand this deep shit.
You are obviously a moron, but fortunately for you you think your a genius, so more power to you. Guess the war for your mind was more like a small argument.
So I'm prejudiced because I don't agree with whatever the fuck your video is trying to say? What you have some answer, some formula to save the world, and it starts with a You Tube video? I'd tell you to go fuck yourself, but judging from your videos, your already way past fucked, so instead I'll just say good luck and God speed.
You're not prejudiced, you're just a moron. You're insulting a video that you said yourself you can't comprehend. It's not our fault you're retarded, and if you find something is above your level, it may be a good idea to shy away from the people who enjoy it or participate in it as, chances are, they are ALSO above your level. Don't argue with people whose arguments you can't understand.
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No wonder the Arabs want us dead. Did we force the prisoners in Abu Gharib to listen to this fucking video?
Now this shit is what I call torture. Weapons of Mass Destruction? That was a fib compared to whoever lied to this motherfucker and told him he was a poet.
The Arabs want us dead 'cause their obsessed w/their religion and the Koran states,[ i quote] "The infidel is the infection of our world. You must lie to him, kill him, rape his wife and execute her, torture his children and dispatch them. you must salt his fields and burn his tent."
We are the infidel, the atheists, christians and all religions except Islam. Their war is not over oil, land, nukes, or our behavior. it is a war simply because they make it a war.
k sorry but thats not completly true. "Arabs" are a culture and do not necessarily believe in Islam. Some are christian, budhist or atheist. The people who do believe in killing the infidels (as you say) are islamic fundamentalists. They believe in reforming the muslim religion, the same way Martin Luther did with catholicism in the 1500. If you have any further questions, dont hesitate to reply.
To bad the jews own 97% of the WORLDS media and they control everything you see. If they want to see more non jew white girls with black men its as easy as playing rap on tv and putting shows up with multiracial cartoon charactors on it. It's how they work.
watch your fucking mouth with the "jew" comments! dont open your stink-hole until you have all the facts or know who will read your bigoted racist posts you fuck!
You dont have to have any hate for the jewish people to realize the fact that the elite jews do control the media and alot of big buisness, and who fucks the people? The media and corporations.
flobots and every other artist or liberal org criticizes both parties almost equally in order to appear neutral. but when you ask which candidate they support its always democrats
Not always. A lot of social liberals like Ron Paul.
Besides, your point is moot. If you ask a conservative which candidate they support, it's always republican. Durr. People on far sides of the aisle generally run with their own pack, despite how much they might criticize them. Evangelicals dislike McCain, and criticize him, but refuse to vote for Obama. It's all about who is closer to your ideology on certain issues.
ok, why the heck are u guys arguing over what party the flobots, the best artists of our generation, are with? what does that even have to do with the song? personally i dont like either parties, rep. because of higher taxes making it hard for the middle class, and dem. because they say they will have free health care(free isnt always the best for those of you who dont know) and way too low taxes. besides, if u want to know who the flobots are voting 4, ask them yourselves
sean, you obviously don't have the slightest clue about what you are talking about. #1. Democrats are the party that RAISES taxes, generally. Not the other way around. Republicans are the tax break party. Democrats raise taxes to pay for things like free health care, etc. Also, the Democrat's health care plan allows you to pay for "better" health care if you want it. Please don't talk about things you have not researched, or do not understand.
well they both raise and lower taxes. Republicans raise it on the middle and lower class and lower it for the rich in th e hopes that tax cuts will help compoanies give back to the community, and dems think that the rich should pay the most for the poor.
Personally, I think the idea of difference between parties is ridiculous and political parties is what is killing our government. George Washington was actually noted as warning the people against them.
A true conservative Republican would never vote to raise taxes on anyone; however, their policies towards war as a preemptive tactic forced them to HAVE TO raise taxes. Yes, conservatives give tax breaks to the wealthy, but they would never raise taxes on the middle class. George Bush took a personal vendetta against a country that never attacked or threatened to attack the US, and it cost us. Right-wing trickle-down economics cause the unregulated failure of banks, which also costs us.
i'm exactly the meaning of you , grapejuice43. Flobots should inspire more people to do sth with their lifes and Flobots inspire peolple to act against war and they show how horrible the war is=)
This has been planned for centuries. Our constitution was written for the protection of white males, land owners, masonic knights, murders of the indigenous people, and slave owners. They have been controlled by British Crown from the beginning. We are slaves under admiralty laws, put in place by these founders you all love so much. We are ignorant fools that will end badly. Renounce your citizenship and refuse to pay tribute to the UK. Stand together as Americans free of any federal government.
lol im havin one hell of a time memorizing this . i keep getting tounge tied . lol its a fun little challenge . i have 98 percent of it down
it just the part where he says 'world wide passenger pigeons deploy paratroopers now its raining pornography lovers take shelter' it just fast subtle switches to what he says that get me
it says "we are the insurgents". It means that they are apart of today's rebels against the government's actions. There are probably other ways to explain it, but there's mine.
It's "insurgents." A term the media throws at us, which is codespeak for enemy combatants that don't want the new gov't to succeed. In this song, he refers to all of us as insurgents -- American insurgents, here to overthrow the way things are done. See the song "We Are Winning." He references American insurgents.
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there is a battle for your mind but who says who is right and who says who is wrong .i mean history is written by the victor but are we not all battling for are own minds are own ideas . at the same time we also want others to like us but what happens when taking a stand for what is right makes you an out cast.....then be an out cast!!!!!!
SMILEYJY 4 months ago
PEACE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dannyboy1231223 5 months ago
the whole point of this song is to remind everyone that "there's ACTUALLY a war going on for your mind" ....like RIGHT NOW!...
..just think of all the corporations, educational faculties, religions, businesses, governments and other various industries that are all battling one another just so they can occupy a fraction of space in your unconscious / conscious mind!!!
TheScienceofArt 6 months ago in playlist 1 2
@TheScienceofArt but who says how is right and who says who is wrong .i mean history is written by the victor but are we not all battling for are own minds are own ideas . at the same time we also want others to like us but what happens when taking a stand for what is right makes you an out cast.....then be an out cast
SMILEYJY 4 months ago
@TheScienceofArt Think about all the people who've sat here one day and read these comments, preaching their beliefs. This comment, yours and mine, is part of the war for our minds. I'm fighting to take over minds, yours and mine.
CleverRuseYesIndeed 1 week ago
These are lyrics... ever heard of spoken word rap? Apparently you don't have a good musical history...
nazer91 7 months ago
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For those people who have actually helped out in other countries or gave stuff away to help out and not those who just go watch t.v. or go play games after this copy and paste this and put it on other videos and vote up.
meauxzez 7 months ago
just remember the evil are few, and the faithful are many. The people will prevale out of the smoke of media and government censorship.
NatureGnome 7 months ago
This reminds me of Fight Club
h00tie37 8 months ago in playlist Flobots fight with tools album
to bury ones head into the sand on the pretension of safety is the quickest way to get shot in the ass. They want us to be complacent... dont be!
mac423 9 months ago
fuck you if you doubt me Im a fucking piece of wihite trash and i say it proudly
imagine27pce 9 months ago
u completely missed the concept of the song its not about war in the sense of people shooting each other its the American way of selling and buying are way into being dumber and fatter and are government leading the way with a chariot of propaganda.
gerbilhair 1 year ago
i think its pretty kool how they just write down a message and sort of cover it as a song if u wer already able to tell this was a message and not a song
CinemaBizzare666 1 year ago
This songs corny. Zach writes way better lyrics in One Day as a Lion.
littlemackillsass 1 year ago
@littlemackillsass If you asked the lyricists of this song they would agree with you in a second. The thing is, these are hardly even lyrics. It's a song intro. There's no rhyme scheme or bars. I am a big RATm/ZdlR fan, btw.
Nickawesome710 1 year ago
@littlemackillsass But can you?
Mcfredroo 11 months ago
that girl looked good regularly AND in the mirror so yea. lmao.
Pumaxavier 1 year ago
genius
peeps5611 1 year ago
This sends shivers up my spine every time i hear it! It reminds that things are fucked and there is definitely work to do!
skamoflage 1 year ago
@oPiZi you know that this was the FIRST SONG of the CD and your thinking of we are winning at one part he says like 2 lines from this song but only 2 not that much more
foofightersfan14 1 year ago
Still one of the more politically influential songs i've heard. It brings to light a lot of the issues in this world. Not just in the United States, where there is SO MUCH wrongness everywhere in the country, but Worldwide issues.
Mommakhaos90 1 year ago
your all retarted get lives
longbeachskater 1 year ago
mmabjj4evz, even if he did start it, you continued it, and you should both shut up, there is no need to swear on here. If you have to swear and scream and rant at each other to get your points across, then you have both revealed your pathetically juvenile temperments. GET OVER IT so everyone else can get back to topics we all actually want to talk about, Thank you.
Axislord5 1 year ago 2
does anyone have the source of that picture at 0:32
supersupercoolya 2 years ago
@supersupercoolya i think it is from pompeii
babyboomer22 2 years ago
exactly right, they are often reffered to as the "Lovers" due to the fact they were froze in a loving embrace.
mac423 2 years ago
this caught me completely off guard. its so deep. so true.
stephaniemariewolf 2 years ago
awesome song i am also doin a project about it
dayrew1234 2 years ago 2
there are warsz..!!
vojsoj0523 2 years ago
i really wish this were longer
definitearchangel 2 years ago 57
@definitearchangel
You know this was taken out of another song and it is in fact longer than this?
oPiZi 1 year ago
great song... doing a project on it for school
MrMikehunt21 2 years ago 3
Am I the only one who thinks you're all being pretentious asses who need to stop debating politics and just listen to the song?
wickedounch 2 years ago 4
cmon man. thats all youtube is about. lol
cerasi209 2 years ago
i agree these fags need to realize this song was made to be interpreted differently by each person that listens to it
no 2 interpretations will be the same
mmabjj4evz 2 years ago
This is such a great song. Not only is it a good message, but the string instruments fit so well, as does the percussion. It's just all so well done
shutyourmouth2 2 years ago 5
its just an intro but i love this song so much
just the truth
ezayj 2 years ago
The government thinks bombing Iraq will make them love America. Fucking idiots have ruined America.
XG43nt 2 years ago 4
peace ftw
pagoseto 2 years ago 31
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FUCK THE USA!
GOD BLESS JERUSALEM!!!
bryan5473271 2 years ago
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fuck the usa
fuck the jerusalem
fuck you
xesnoteleks 2 years ago
WTF do not talk about my country the USA ruleesss .
ITDXB 2 years ago
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mmabjj4evz 2 years ago
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stfu nigger
h0w13r 2 years ago
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come on.
that was shit.
try again and this time be creative
mmabjj4evz 2 years ago
really homie u just wasting ur time ese cursing people out in youtube thas really mature pendejo
j0se3duard0 2 years ago 2
ooh! ooh! ooh! i know! ur a *cough cough* DUMBASS!
IRDEMON 1 year ago
that made perfect sense
care to elaborate?
mmabjj4evz 1 year ago
Yes i would. especially on a video with as much meaning as this, who would even do that? at least direct your juvenile comments at someone, like drug addicts or something. make it worth my while to click on 'comment marked as spam show'
IRDEMON 1 year ago
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of course of course you of course no nothing behind my comment because the comment that merited such a response from me was marked as spam soo many times that NOONE can view it soo next time before you bitch think about the back story faggot
mmabjj4evz 1 year ago
dude. shut the fuck up and stop insulting people over the internet, because we all know my 5 year old cousin can beat you down, okay? i think you need to get a life.
IRDEMON 1 year ago
that was just retarted you should read that over again come back and try again.
mmabjj4evz 1 year ago
man, just enjoy the internet and stop fuckin postin shit like this and insulting people.
IRDEMON 1 year ago
can you spell hypocrite. YOU WERE THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS. you just cant handle the heat and are crying like a baby now soo please fuck off.
mmabjj4evz 1 year ago
@mmabjj4evz I was the one that started this?! excuse me if i was a little insulted by your stupid-ass comment on a meaningful song/video such as this! people watch videos from these people for MEANING and INSIGHTFULNESS, so if you cant handle that, then get the fuck off the internet. just do us all a favor.
IRDEMON 1 year ago
@IRDEMON well seeing as it took you months to respond to my comment ive forgotten what this was about BUT anyway ill just notch this one down as a win :) goodbye
mmabjj4evz 1 year ago
This really brings a message that U.S is being corrupt wanting you to believe every word they say. U.S government THINKS they have all the power they can control Who ever whenever.... There wrong. They are Corrupting Average americans into thinking war is good... Reply to me about your thots and what u think
pwnize 2 years ago
thats 100% true all the government is doing is trying to keep us from see what there really doing by putting all this electronics in to are homes and saying it's all ok when it's getting worse worse
welcomeToUrMooseyFat 2 years ago
I agree but I think this really goes out to the media. Not the government. Really listen to the words. This has to do with modern day society going down the shitter. Not the government.
MusicMonstrosity 2 years ago
this has a good message
idiotictamato 2 years ago
I wish this song was longer.
ThePunkSkunk 2 years ago
Same thing.
Rwowd 2 years ago
YES dude, YES, it's so damn good.
AdamB623 2 years ago
It doesnt need to be.
the messgae is clear
pulsegang 2 years ago
More to love.
ThePunkSkunk 2 years ago
I really don't care for Handlebars, it's a little ridiculous if you ask me. I don't know why they chose it as a single, but wow this song is awesome.
ThePunkSkunk 2 years ago
DUDE look at time number 0:32 those r 2 skeletons holding each other
thats deep
pwnize 2 years ago
...and we are back with jason bermas the infowarrior...
avoidingjanedoh 2 years ago
Alex Jones Film - Endgame :: Take the Red Pill
infotechsailor 2 years ago
i saw the zeitgeist movie shit opened my mind
kurzick676 2 years ago
we've already won
boomiddz 2 years ago
Not true - we're on the verge of winning.
I know it's a song by the Flobots, but in the next few years,
there's gonna be a huge, mental-war.
It's our job as humans.. people who inhabit the earh,
to do everything we can to emerge victorious.
NeonTora 2 years ago
The first Picture, is that static or carpet?
AntiAndrew61 2 years ago
Anyone know where I can find this instrumental at?
cummyCroissant 2 years ago
yeah, i also wanna know!
FreeInformations 2 years ago
i second this
tonybologna1200 2 years ago
holy fuck that went right over my head lol
IceFlow100 2 years ago
holy shit that is powerful
tallboySR 2 years ago 3
FLobots is the shit
JBizzle93 2 years ago
I sorta wonder if the hyper materialistic culture of glorifying shiny jewels and fancy cars is another way of fucking over the urban poor. I mean think about how many there are in poverty, and how many would be lured into spending hard earned cash on frivolous things in desperate pursuit of an ego boost in such shitty conditions.
I mean, when you live poor and see all this worship of wealth, you want to at least feel like you're in on it, right?
TurboSpaghettiRobot 2 years ago 3
Desire and fear are the weapons and armor of this system, TSR. Convince the unruly and restless, the hungry and desperate, that they might be safe and happy with a new sportscar and a penthouse. That if so many are seeking it, it must be worth something.
demonzr2007 2 years ago
Have you ever heard of the Zeitgeist movie series?
If not, I STRONGLY suggest you look up Zeitgeist;Addendum.
It'll open your mind to a whole new world,
and a movement that's willing to fight for a better future.
Pass it around AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! - Inform yourself!
NeonTora 2 years ago
Hehe, check the Zeitgeist challenge. You could make a quick buck. :)
Jereplofje 2 years ago
Dude - I checked it out..
It's just another 'debunk' site.
They're offering money to try and prove something in the Zeitgeist Movie wrong.
=____=
Well, it's good to know they still haven't gotten anything tangible against the movie's claims.
NeonTora 2 years ago
Well, they're not really trying to prove the claims wrong. They are questioning a lot of claims though, and I have to say that they do have a point when they say that some claims have no direct basis from religious writings. (I must admit that I haven't done much research on it though, but I haven't seen direct sources in Zeitgeist's references though)
Jereplofje 2 years ago
I guess..
But I've done quite the bit of research myself..
Alot of it's 'nail on the head accurate.
= /
NeonTora 2 years ago
You mean you've found those claims in ancient religious writings and stuff? Dude. Go cash in.
Jereplofje 2 years ago
Well, I think the site's asking more to dis-prove the site.
I mean, I've found stuff that they say that's right..
A few things from Religion, 911 claims..
a broader kind of list.
Also, reading Modern Money Mechanics was also an adventure.
If you haven't read it yet, try looking it up online.
It got me pretty mad after reading the entire thing.
NeonTora 2 years ago
I have never heard about that book. I'll see what it's about. I'm not really pro- or anti-zeitgeist though, so I don't know if it'll interest me. :P
Jereplofje 2 years ago
no you have that all wrong
We CREATE to DESTROY....it is a very bad situation
thesomeone113 2 years ago
This song.
Is just... powerful.
JoshuaGeneNickerson 2 years ago
the disinformation is hard to get through they put up lots of blinders
kingkoopa232 2 years ago 3
fuckthe nwo and the media
codywright99 2 years ago
lol
craazhy 2 years ago
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stop worshipping these uneducated pretty voiced punks
2jbrewer 2 years ago
you couldnt even begin to imagine the stress put on our government every single day with these types of problems. Do you hink they're proud of what they have done? , I dont understand why you stupid imature little kids have to burden the government so much. Your probably at your house thinking " they could come up with something that would be great" you say that you love this country , then sit back and let the longest lasting single government in the world do its job .
2jbrewer 2 years ago
so u do not believe there is room for improvement? why don't u just except what everyone tells you because you believe they are higher than you and more important. Did you stop to think that the people in government are there because they thought they could do a better job and did something about it?
basketballfg 2 years ago 2
Umm, 2jbrewer, I'm not sure if you are trying to say that America is the oldest country around at present or that it has lasted longer that any country in history, but that's irrelevant... Because you're wrong either way.
maniac7333 2 years ago
England is the oldest country in terms of being the same shape. and man America has a long to suffer as much as Europe has over the past 2 millenniums. (black death, mongols, huns, 2 world wars, communism crazy, the dark ages, Spanish flu. we've had it all in europe)
thatwassolastweek1 2 years ago
very powerful song
LiLitheManChild 2 years ago
they probably wont have a next album.....there aren't enough people who understand this type of music...the message of Flobots will never reach the Brainwashed Youth. "THEY" said it "THEMSELVES" all "THEY" need is a generation, and this is the generation that they got. READ BETWEEN THE LINES PEOPLE, ADVERTISEMENT IS A MIND GAME. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN U LET THEM WIN!!
crimsonchin203 2 years ago 4
Yeah I saw Flobots with Rise Against and looked around the room and was totally disheartened by the amount of kids who would walk out that evening completely unaffected by any of the lyrical content of both bands.
petgenius 2 years ago 7
wow, i believe you. mmost of my friends just like the song "handlebars" and dont even listen to the words,
wow
sigawaa 2 years ago 2
yeah. and anti flag too.
maraudingchimpanzee 2 years ago
oh yeah, sorry their set was rather forgettable
petgenius 2 years ago
they're my favorite band of the three
maraudingchimpanzee 2 years ago
well that's fair enough, they just slipped my mind, though their views are just as valid and just as wasted on those who aren't prepared to listen
petgenius 2 years ago
yeah
flobots is my second favorite of the three
then rise against
maraudingchimpanzee 2 years ago
Damn whens there next album ?
kylzer88 2 years ago
u obviously dont understand what the song is talking about its about the propoganda, subliminal, and symbolic messages we are faced with everyday and how the corporations and gov are dumbing down americans and keeping them entertaind
njj37 2 years ago
I concur fully. one should not involve ones self in higher exchange of consienceness. The fact that you are uneducated, or perhaps misinformed leads to laxidasical jargon. In that regard takes all qualification from your fickle voice and leaves your peers with little if any regard to your conjured up opinion. remember war dose not decide who is right, just who is left. opinion is welcome but never considered fact.
benceryan 2 years ago
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crimsonchin203 2 years ago
nope. nature of animal is to destroy and survive. Nature of man is to create beauty, such as art. Too often we give in to our animal impulses.
dacoolkidfrom1990 2 years ago 5
Actually, nature of man is to survive, too, not necessarily to create art and beauty. Freud belived all humans are born with an id (one of three parts of the mind, responsible for biological urges--what's needed to survive). However, the superego (part knowing what's right and wrong, responsible for feeling guilt and pride) and ego (your actual personality, and the part that "listens" to the other two to make the decisions of what you do) are learned and developed.
Great statement, though. :3
Anonymiticle 2 years ago
true, our first impulse is to survive. But what sets us apart from mindless beasts? We have moved beyond instinctual knowledge. we do not merely survive. We create.
dacoolkidfrom1990 2 years ago
We are after all animals. to animal we are probably seen as the top predator. compare us to the polar bear. we dominate our surroundings only we do it at a much bigger scale. ps i support nuclear technology. it does me good than harm.
thatwassolastweek1 2 years ago
we do not create
we destroy
FredxRock 2 years ago
hey Cunhajo. Fuck you. Fuckin tool know wut ur talking about before u spit u little ingrate
rolfedrev 3 years ago
Fuck you dipshit. What so your another philosopher because you saw a YouTube video? Go get another peirceing, and you'll feel all better you fucking loser.
Cunhajo 2 years ago
so true
mongooseman1313 3 years ago
No, no idea what this is about. Only complicated enlightened people like you who live life on thier keyboards can understand this deep shit.
You are obviously a moron, but fortunately for you you think your a genius, so more power to you. Guess the war for your mind was more like a small argument.
Cunhajo 3 years ago
you're right. this is deep, but it is obviously not shit.
if you would shut up and get rid of all of your stupid prejudices, then you would get this song.
and so what if the war for our minds was a small argument?
at least someone WANTS it.
and no, you are obviously the moron.
vampbunny101 2 years ago
So I'm prejudiced because I don't agree with whatever the fuck your video is trying to say? What you have some answer, some formula to save the world, and it starts with a You Tube video? I'd tell you to go fuck yourself, but judging from your videos, your already way past fucked, so instead I'll just say good luck and God speed.
Cunhajo 2 years ago
i never said that i was trying to make you agree with us. i also never said that i had a fucking answer on how to save the damn world.
and yes you are quite prejudiced because you think you're so damn high and mighty because you don't agree with us.
vampbunny101 2 years ago
You're not prejudiced, you're just a moron. You're insulting a video that you said yourself you can't comprehend. It's not our fault you're retarded, and if you find something is above your level, it may be a good idea to shy away from the people who enjoy it or participate in it as, chances are, they are ALSO above your level. Don't argue with people whose arguments you can't understand.
tylee743 2 years ago 4
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No wonder the Arabs want us dead. Did we force the prisoners in Abu Gharib to listen to this fucking video?
Now this shit is what I call torture. Weapons of Mass Destruction? That was a fib compared to whoever lied to this motherfucker and told him he was a poet.
Cunhajo 3 years ago
Did you have any idea what this was about? No? Didn't think so.
Uohz 3 years ago
The Arabs want us dead 'cause their obsessed w/their religion and the Koran states,[ i quote] "The infidel is the infection of our world. You must lie to him, kill him, rape his wife and execute her, torture his children and dispatch them. you must salt his fields and burn his tent."
We are the infidel, the atheists, christians and all religions except Islam. Their war is not over oil, land, nukes, or our behavior. it is a war simply because they make it a war.
Brakermaker 3 years ago
k sorry but thats not completly true. "Arabs" are a culture and do not necessarily believe in Islam. Some are christian, budhist or atheist. The people who do believe in killing the infidels (as you say) are islamic fundamentalists. They believe in reforming the muslim religion, the same way Martin Luther did with catholicism in the 1500. If you have any further questions, dont hesitate to reply.
rocky18671991 2 years ago 2
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To bad the jews own 97% of the WORLDS media and they control everything you see. If they want to see more non jew white girls with black men its as easy as playing rap on tv and putting shows up with multiracial cartoon charactors on it. It's how they work.
zukirider202 3 years ago
watch your fucking mouth with the "jew" comments! dont open your stink-hole until you have all the facts or know who will read your bigoted racist posts you fuck!
dannydizzleNM 3 years ago
You dont have to have any hate for the jewish people to realize the fact that the elite jews do control the media and alot of big buisness, and who fucks the people? The media and corporations.
FightForChangeNow 3 years ago
i concur
Brakermaker 3 years ago
Jews have NOTHING to do with any of this. Those responsible are of diverse culture. Asshole.
PsychoFalcon666 3 years ago 5
You can be sure there is a war going on for your mind.
Will you reach outside the corporate cage and through the matrix to grab some reality? I would hope so. Then, be that change! Resistance is victory!
Check out P R I S O N P L A N E T . com
WeCanAllGetAllong 3 years ago
There's supposed to be static that's the way they wanted the song to start and end.
RageAgainstMachinist 3 years ago
if any of u listen to russel brand podcast this guy sounds like mr g the poet
sparrowofthenight 3 years ago
i love this song as much as the next person does
but does any one know where i can find an instrumental version of this song
preferably w/o the static
DonCh4oS 3 years ago
wow just wanna say this is the best cuz it is so ture
kelllarock 3 years ago
u mean "true" right?
seansux1 3 years ago
flobots and every other artist or liberal org criticizes both parties almost equally in order to appear neutral. but when you ask which candidate they support its always democrats
bedsidetrash 3 years ago
Not always. A lot of social liberals like Ron Paul.
Besides, your point is moot. If you ask a conservative which candidate they support, it's always republican. Durr. People on far sides of the aisle generally run with their own pack, despite how much they might criticize them. Evangelicals dislike McCain, and criticize him, but refuse to vote for Obama. It's all about who is closer to your ideology on certain issues.
ThrowThatJunkIn 3 years ago
I'm a liberal and I supported Ron Paul like crazy.
courtneyloser 3 years ago
ok, why the heck are u guys arguing over what party the flobots, the best artists of our generation, are with? what does that even have to do with the song? personally i dont like either parties, rep. because of higher taxes making it hard for the middle class, and dem. because they say they will have free health care(free isnt always the best for those of you who dont know) and way too low taxes. besides, if u want to know who the flobots are voting 4, ask them yourselves
seansux1 3 years ago
sean, you obviously don't have the slightest clue about what you are talking about. #1. Democrats are the party that RAISES taxes, generally. Not the other way around. Republicans are the tax break party. Democrats raise taxes to pay for things like free health care, etc. Also, the Democrat's health care plan allows you to pay for "better" health care if you want it. Please don't talk about things you have not researched, or do not understand.
ThrowThatJunkIn 3 years ago
well they both raise and lower taxes. Republicans raise it on the middle and lower class and lower it for the rich in th e hopes that tax cuts will help compoanies give back to the community, and dems think that the rich should pay the most for the poor.
Personally, I think the idea of difference between parties is ridiculous and political parties is what is killing our government. George Washington was actually noted as warning the people against them.
And the Song, its so true in every way.
lRensolel 3 years ago
A true conservative Republican would never vote to raise taxes on anyone; however, their policies towards war as a preemptive tactic forced them to HAVE TO raise taxes. Yes, conservatives give tax breaks to the wealthy, but they would never raise taxes on the middle class. George Bush took a personal vendetta against a country that never attacked or threatened to attack the US, and it cost us. Right-wing trickle-down economics cause the unregulated failure of banks, which also costs us.
ThrowThatJunkIn 3 years ago
So true let's all get our heads outta r asses.
joshlvn79 3 years ago 4
flobots will change the world!
endursurf1 3 years ago 7
its not about democrats or republicans
its about the media and how screwed up it is
thebunk92 3 years ago 3
i'm exactly the meaning of you , grapejuice43. Flobots should inspire more people to do sth with their lifes and Flobots inspire peolple to act against war and they show how horrible the war is=)
FLOBOTS ARE AMAIZING=)
Lordinchen 3 years ago 2
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the corp. crackheads r the democrats like obama if he is elected he wil get us nuked
Pinksowner 3 years ago
The corporate crackheads are Republicans, learn some politics before commenting something stupid on a song with a great message.
heyarhino 3 years ago
I think Flobots intended to imply that Corporate Crackheads were both Republicans and Democrats.
BeautifulDoncaster 3 years ago 2
You make a very good point. FLOBOTS FTW!!!!
heyarhino 3 years ago
amen to that
BeautifulDoncaster 3 years ago 2
why did OJ pop up all of a sudden?
edthehustler 3 years ago
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We Will Win
PfatBudz 3 years ago
RISE OF THE FLOBOTS
Gmodv9 3 years ago 2
I love this band so much. I hope they inspire some people to do amazing things with their lives.
grapejuice43 3 years ago 5
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This has been planned for centuries. Our constitution was written for the protection of white males, land owners, masonic knights, murders of the indigenous people, and slave owners. They have been controlled by British Crown from the beginning. We are slaves under admiralty laws, put in place by these founders you all love so much. We are ignorant fools that will end badly. Renounce your citizenship and refuse to pay tribute to the UK. Stand together as Americans free of any federal government.
OneworldDelusion 3 years ago 5
Wow, Im kinda pissed this was marked as spam...WTF
whostandstogain 3 years ago 2
this song is truly amazing, it makes me want to cry when i see MLK's face and its gets me pissed seeing hitlers :(
funpeach296 3 years ago
okay, get high, change for your mind to in your mind, CRAZY SHIT
crazyfoo1221 3 years ago
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ghostofpanty 3 years ago
hey biohazardx, no one cares if your having fun memorizing it lol, just thought I'd let you know lol
taquitoisaacs 3 years ago
i care
n00bhunt3r 3 years ago
it's nice
whityboyut 3 years ago
lol im havin one hell of a time memorizing this . i keep getting tounge tied . lol its a fun little challenge . i have 98 percent of it down
it just the part where he says 'world wide passenger pigeons deploy paratroopers now its raining pornography lovers take shelter' it just fast subtle switches to what he says that get me
biohazardx 3 years ago 7
YOU should check out the video I did to this song. Its on my page. Leave me some feedback its what i go to school for.
d9studios 3 years ago
that was amazing. Poetry so fast you have to listen to it more then once to comprehend the lyrics.
Freohr7 3 years ago
check the video i did to the song
d9studios 3 years ago
Flobots are now my favorite band by far...and This is my favorite song just wish it was longer! Flobots for life!
twilightkumi 3 years ago 3
what does we are the insurgeons mean its says that at the end
blazr77 3 years ago
it says "we are the insurgents". It means that they are apart of today's rebels against the government's actions. There are probably other ways to explain it, but there's mine.
drummachine101 3 years ago 6
well said.
fuseaction 3 years ago
It's "insurgents." A term the media throws at us, which is codespeak for enemy combatants that don't want the new gov't to succeed. In this song, he refers to all of us as insurgents -- American insurgents, here to overthrow the way things are done. See the song "We Are Winning." He references American insurgents.
ThrowThatJunkIn 3 years ago