War Machine Breakdown
Against All Authority Lyrics

You can kill from so far away,
The military has become so advanced that they can inflict violence from great distances.

Analyze, edit and display
They have the technology to collect data and manipulate it in ways that can justify military action.

You images of death with a spin, and decay
The media presents sanitized images of death that have been carefully framed and manipulated to further the aims of the powerful.

My hopes for a better day.
The artist is disappointed that violence and war continue to characterize human affairs, and that the promise of a better world has not yet been fulfilled.

I can see you're in control,
The powerful are in charge and use their authority to oppress others.

Abusing what you hold.
The powerful use their power in harmful, unethical ways to further their own interests.

Authority is bought and sold,
Those in power often use their resources to consolidate even greater power, at the expense of the marginalized and powerless.

Suffocate the truth, we breathe the lies you've told.
The truth is often hidden or suppressed in the service of the powerful, so that their version of events can become the dominant one.

So you send the kids off to war, (Not yours)
Those in power often do not have to bear the personal costs of war, but rather send other people's children to fight and die in their place.

Once again the rich kill the poor.
War is often a tool of the wealthy, and the poorest and most vulnerable members of society bear the heaviest burden of it.

Don't wanna kill (Kill!), fight (Fight!),
The singer does not want to be a part of a system that glorifies violence and aggression.

Or die for you.
They do not want to risk their life in the service of those who perpetrate violence and war.

Safe inside your big glass towers,
Those in power are often insulated from the realities and consequences of war.

Sending kids out to be devoured.
The powerful use the lives of young people to further their own interests, with little regard for the human cost.

I just wanna breakaway,
The singer wants to reject the dominant narrative that glorifies violence and war.

I wanna break you one day
They want to dismantle the systems of power that perpetuate violence and exploitation.

And everyone who blindly obeys
Those who blindly follow the lead of the powerful contribute to the perpetuation of violence and war.

The things you do and the lies you say.
The singer believes that those in power are dishonest and manipulative, and that their actions serve their own interests rather than the good of society.

I'm looking for a brand new day,
The singer is hopeful for a future in which the world is built on more just and equitable principles.

With a fist in the air the kids all say:
The artist believes that young people can be agents of change and can throw off the systems of oppression that perpetuate war and violence.

War machine breakdown.
The artist wants to see the end of a world that glorifies war and violence.