Tankard - Nation over Nation

4. Nation Over Nation

Nation by nation
Like measles on the map
Sprouting in all directions
From Mother Russia's lap
The dream of independence
Seeking identify
As the old orders crumble
But you must learn to see

Greatness! Raise the flag
Show your kids now proud it flies
This, my son, is God's own country
For its honour you must die

We are the chosen ones
This blood and soil is sacred
We above the rest

Nation over nation: myth of supremacy
People over people: chauvinist bigotry
Nation over nation: calls for hate, envy and war
Chaos and damnation: nation over nation

Power is the key
That's behind the rhetoric
Patriotic anesthetic
Blinded crowds fall for the trick

Parades and uniforms
Masking internal crisis
Afterming foreign threats

Nation over nation: myth of supremacy
People over people: chauvinist bigotry
Nation over nation: calls for hate, envy and war
Chaos and damnation: nation over nation

Ethnic manipulation
The curse of racial pride
Abuse by powermongers
Committing genocide

"Nation" is a scheme
giving power to elites
ideology concealing
exploitation and deceit

We are the chosen ones
This blood and soil is sacred
We above the rest

Nation over nation: myth of supremacy
People over people: chauvinist bigotry
Nation over nation: calls for hate, envy and war
Chaos and damnation: nation over nation

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tankard
• Two-Faced
• Thrash
• Metal

[stircook]

that s why i love those guys.. not only alcohol and fun... they have a good point when they get serious.. powerful lyrics! no nations, no countries, no flags. freedom for all

[thuggofdablock]

great song and yet again as always cover art is kick ass

[Malikarcanum]

Can you believe this came out in '94?

[stircook]

metaldude you 're right, that's the point. if we only laugh then we become indifferent shithead hippies. if we 're only angry we get totally antisocial and maybe fascists. we combine them, we 're free, we 're metal, we love freedom for all.

[MetalDudeBen]

"Ethnic manipulation

The curse of racial pride

Abuse by powermongers

Committing genocide

"Nation" is a scheme

giving power to elites

ideology concealing

exploitation and deceit"

Best two versus in the song.

[MetalDudeBen]

ya they can make us laugh and make us angry at are rulers.... truly powerful lyrics and music.

Peace and respect.

[nychro7]

Hell yes. First-rate lyrics best characterize "TWO FACED" by TANKARD. Musically and vocally it's excellent, too, though this album's reverb does sound like it was recorded in a big cave. At least you can distinguish all the elements clearly enough.

[Powermaddd]

Powerful lyrics is right. This is Tankard at their lyrical best. "Two Faced" is a really good thrash album, though the production of this album isn't as good as other post-1990s albums by these thrash gods. Pure poetry nonetheless.

[metallicafan650]

y rnt these guys more popular

[thuggofdablock]

yeh this song is one of the best because its sadly the truth