Six
¡Forward Russia! Lyrics
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Everybody's fine at the top of the world, now
And so it comes to this
The metropolis has ran out of luck, but
Everybody's fine on the top of the world
Everybody's fine, the skyscrapers preserved
Everybody's fine on the top of the world
Women and children, boys and girls
Gaze in wonder as the cry reaches ears
The end is near, the end is near but
Everybody's fine on the top of the world
Everybody's fine, the skyscrapers preserved, now
Can you hear the whisper of hordes
Telling you to slither and crawl
Your way down to peruse or read
A fearless guide to communication
Two three four five six seven eight
Two three four five six seven eight
Two three four five six seven eight
Two three four five six seven eight
You could be all that stands in the way of the king
The song "Six" by ¡Forward Russia! talks about a dystopian world where the metropolis has run out of luck and the end is near. In this world, everyone seems fine at the top of the world, with skyscrapers preserved and people gazing in wonder as the cry of the impending end reaches their ears. However, the lyrics also hint at a sinister undertone, with whispers of hordes telling people to slither and crawl their way down to peruse or read a fearless guide to communication. The song ends with a warning that the listener could be all that stands in the way of the king.
The lyrics of "Six" seem to be a commentary on the state of society and the world today. The idea that everyone may appear fine on the surface, while chaos and destruction lurk underneath, is a powerful message. The song suggests that the end may be near, and that people should be prepared to fight back against tyranny and oppression. The reference to a "fearless guide to communication" may also allude to the power of information and the importance of staying informed in troubled times.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody's fine at the top of the world
The people at the highest point of power are doing well and unaffected by the issues below
Everybody's fine on the top of the world, now
Everyone at the top is still doing well despite the deteriorating state of the city
And so it comes to this
The situation has come to this point
The metropolis has ran out of luck, but
The city has had a string of bad luck
Everybody's fine on the top of the world
The elite are still safe and sound
Everybody's fine, the skyscrapers preserved
The physical structures of power remain intact
Women and children, boys and girls
People of all ages and genders are present
Gaze in wonder as the cry reaches ears
People are curious about the commotion happening below them
The end is near, the end is near but
The situation is dire, but the elite are still safe
Can you hear the whisper of hordes
Can you hear the message of the masses?
Telling you to slither and crawl
Urging you to abandon your position and hide
Your way down to peruse or read
To navigate down and learn what's really happening
A fearless guide to communication
A source to learn and communicate freely without fear
Two three four five six seven eight
A countdown or meaningless repetition
You could be all that stands in the way of the king
You could be a key obstacle in the way of those in power
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KATHRYN ROSE NICHOLLS, ROBERT FRANCIS CANNING, SAMUEL NICHOLLS, THOMAS DOMINIC WOODHEAD
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liza downing
@Glim You're tackling an awful lot of topics my friend in just one comment. :)
1. Yes communal elections aren't going to be compulsory. To me that's not a big deal democracy wise. Those engaged will still go and at least we do have honest elections without parties being funded through the roof by corporate entities.
2. Eu commisioners are elected in an indirect way. We all get to elect the MEP's who in turn will appoint the commisioners who are put forward as candidates by each member country.
3. I totally agree with you on spending at military. There is indeed millions of better things to invest in. Sadly there are still barbarians out there in the world that think that the worlds population is their playground where they can force their lunatic geopolitics on.
4. I strongly disagree that the Chinese "elections" are a better variant on demos kratia (power of the people) as Cleisthenes described it.
Direct elections are only at local levels and the candidates have been "screened" before making it to the list. The president (Xi) for instance is elected by the National congress, not the people.
May I recommend https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/opinion/yu-hua-voting-in-china-a-distant-dream.html
You see, one would believe China has a decent voting system ... on paper ...
It would be nice that all the Chinese people got a ballot, allas, most never saw one. ???
China has many faces, most of them we have never seen.
liza downing
@Glim I do understand your point. Democracy is a hard to achieve goal.
In my country there's also a "political class" but it's up to the people to actively engage in politics and confront them when they aren't doing a decent job.
Imo, the disconnect, or political indifference of many citizens is causing ever more space for these political classes to operate without impunity.
Democracy doesn't dissappear overnight, it errodes, often quite unnoticed. When the people "appease", bit by bit it fades away. Just look at the vote restricting bills that are passed in certain US states. In my country we are obliged to go and vote; it isn't optional.
In my country (Belgium) party funding is abollished; a law is put in place that parties are only allowed a certain (quite small) amount of budget to promote before elections.
US could move for the same thing. When I watch e.g. CNN during elections, I sometimes hear budgets spent on campaigns that make me feel dizzy.
We also have laws put in place where "lobbying" is restricted.
Look, in all honesty, I get ur point. I never said democracy was easy ... and yes, the political class thinks they're a power in it's own class and have veered off.
Instead of governing/serving the people, they are more occupied with their "carreers".
It's up to the people to wake up and actively do something about it.
The current political parties didn't pop into existence with all its might; they grew from ordinary people like us having an opinion and trying to persuade others to join.
As one smart guy once stated: You deserve the politicians you vote for.
James Richardson
“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Frank Brooker
Most countries at some point have invaded or been invaded through out history, we get caught up in the current affairs and forget alot or simply never taught proper history but as usual the bottom line is the citizens suffer due to the leaders decisions.
george wong
@Leonie Romanes Fight. Cornered rats will use its teeth.
Who Ever
my country has never been invaded, we invaded the US
Toni Heath
@Mark Meyers yes before that Libya was the only county in the world with no national debt.
Rodney Podesta
@Anthony Browne himself and his colleagues
Pat Brennan
The worst thing about wars is that the innocent suffers and the guilty benefits from it.
Harishankar Lal
Who is guilty then?
User73
@Freebird what has an app to do with all of this?
I have come my dear
Can there be one comment with no wars in the replies?
timkbir chico
thats just too obvious. We need to get to the cause of the problem not treat the symptoms, as in people suffering. We need to understand the cause , like in medicine, not merely lament at the symptoms.