Lights Out
Anti-Matter Lyrics

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One billion workers stand up from their chairs.
Their faces no longer struck with their fears.

Attack Attack.
Stabbed in the back.
Disgraced Disgraced.
Traitors trade face to face.
Revolution, the engine for history.

When all the lights go out.
When all the world is in doubt.
When all the goods cease to move.
I won't be alone.

When all eh swords become plows.
When all the fields are afoul.
When all the cogs cease to turn.
I won't be alone.
Punching the clock, stabbing the boss.
We don't need the CEO's they need us.

Attack, attack.
Outsourced for a hack.
Disgraced, disgraced.
Displace and replace.
Proletarians of the world unite;
You have nothing to lose but your chains.

We are not numbers.
We are names.
We won't be alone.
We are not crime reports.
We are history.
We won't be alone.

We are not folklore.
We are culture.
We won't be alone.
We are not human resources.
We are human beings.

I won't be.
We won't be alone.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Lights Out" are a harsh reflection on betrayal and deceit. The song, performed by Anti-Matter, depicts the emotions of the singer who has been deceived by someone they trusted. The lyrics focus on how the subject of the song faked their way into the singer's life, only to betray them and sell their soul. The singer is bitter and resentful because they feel like the other person stole from them, taking what they had sown and scattering it into the unknown. The lyrics convey a sense of betrayal, loss, and regret of trusting the wrong people.

The chorus of the song, "Black lies failing...forging sound...lights out as you hit the ground," further emphasizes the betrayal and deceit. The singer sings of the other person's lies failing, leading them to their downfall. This lyric also includes a play on words, where the "forging sound" is a reference to the other person's attempt to make something that is not genuine. The metaphor used in the lyrics conveys a sense of the other person's ultimate failure leading to their downfall, highlighted by the line "lights out as you hit the ground."

Line by Line Meaning

So you made it? Shame you had to fake it..
Did you really achieve success or did you pretend to make it? It's a pity you had to deceive to be seen as successful..

So you feigned the way? You're a fucking disgrace to the name..
Did you fake the path to reach your goals? You're a total shame and an embarrassment to your name..

So you reaped what I had sown?
Did you enjoy the fruits of my labor? The ashes are scattered and gone with the wind, whilst you betrayed me..

Scattered ashed blown into the unknown,
The remains of my hard work are scattered and gone, blown away into the unknown, far from my reach..

While you were selling my soul, cold..
During the time when you were selling me off, you showed no emotion, cold as ice..

Black lies failing... forging sound..
Deception doesn't last forever. Your dark lies have been exposed and they have led you to failure. Forge a new tone..

Lights out as you hit the ground.
The lights turn off as you hit the ground, the end of the line, the final fall to the lowest point of your life..

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: JOHN LAWLER

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