Propaganda
Earth Groans Lyrics
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The flickering of lights
It′s so captivating now
And my mind's sucked in
A box in the corner of the room
I reside my mind behind the glass
The matters of my life will have to wait
My exit from this reality
A better life, easier at least
Examining, hoping for guidance in our life
It feeds us lies, but I guess we don′t mind
So welcome to the prison of our intellect
Only serving propaganda at feeding time
And we eat it like it's meat
And now wash it down with some marketing
Biasing their opinions to the masses
All in all to get their numbers up
Training the dogs to attack and crucify
The ones they want to mark for dead
Taking our self worth for hostage
If you're not "this"
Then you′re nothing they advertise
Planting the obscene in young eyes
Spreading roots,
Infiltrates their growing minds
And it feeds and feeds and it still needs
Filling up the greedy pockets
Behind the screen
We the people have turned into drones
Reacting to the cues, blind
We cannot be just pawns at fingertips
Take back your mind!
Pocket full of poems and endless chivalry
She can′t wait for her prince charming
To come and sweep her from her feet
He wants his goddess
With ageless skin and burning passion
We yield false expectations
From Hollywood seeds
Yet we turn back to the screens
Reigns
We have to take back the reigns
We won't become the cultural mechanisms,
That will turn their gears of greed
And fashion our innocence for gain
It′s time we unplug
Don't let them displace
Your convictions anymore
Now is the time to sever the ties
This is where we take back our minds
The lyrics of Earth Groans's song "Propaganda" criticize the manipulation of society through the media and marketing strategies. The song portrays that people have become drones, submitting to the cues fed by the media without questioning them, and therefore are unknowingly being subjected to propaganda. The artist is urging the audience to take back control of their minds and break free from this cycle of propaganda.
The lyrics depict the deceptive, inescapable, and captivating nature of propaganda. The line "It feeds us lies, but I guess we don't mind" emphasizes the idea of how people have become accustomed to believing and accepting what they see on their screens without questioning its authenticity. The chorus of the song urges listeners to unplug, take back their convictions, and not let the media displace their thoughts anymore.
The song also highlights the negative consequences of propaganda, creating biases, prejudices, and false expectations within people's minds. It blinds people to the truth and helps create a culture rife with greed and corruption. The artist urges the audience to take back control and not become cultural mechanisms that turn the gears of greed and fashion their innocence for gain.
Line by Line Meaning
Power up all circuits go
Turning on the power and being sucked in by technology.
The flickering of lights
The captivating display of lights on the screen.
It′s so captivating now
Being hypnotized by the screen.
And my mind's sucked in
Being trapped in technology and escaping reality.
A box in the corner of the room
Being trapped in a room with technology.
I reside my mind behind the glass
Being trapped behind the screen and losing touch with reality.
The matters of my life will have to wait
Neglecting real life responsibilities due to screen time.
Entrapped, I sink into my own escape
Being trapped behind the screen and escaping from reality.
My exit from this reality
Escaping from reality behind the screen.
A better life, easier at least
Thinking that life behind the screen is easier and better.
Examining, hoping for guidance in our life
Looking for guidance from the screen instead of real life experiences.
It feeds us lies, but I guess we don′t mind
Being fed lies from the screen and being okay with it.
So welcome to the prison of our intellect
Being trapped within our own minds due to screen time.
Only serving propaganda at feeding time
The screen only showing us propaganda and advertisements.
And we eat it like it's meat
Consuming the propaganda, despite it being harmful.
And now wash it down with some marketing
Being bombarded with marketing messages as well.
Biasing their opinions to the masses
Manipulating the opinions of the masses through propaganda.
All in all to get their numbers up
Using propaganda to increase views, clicks, and profits.
Training the dogs to attack and crucify
Conditioning people to attack and belittle those that they are told to.
The ones they want to mark for dead
Targeting and demonizing certain groups of people.
Taking our self worth for hostage
Feeling insecure and unworthy due to unrealistic expectations set by propaganda.
If you're not "this"
Being told that if you are not a certain way, you are not valuable or worthy.
Then you′re nothing they advertise
Feeling like nothing due to the unrealistic expectations set by propaganda.
Planting the obscene in young eyes
Exposing children to inappropriate and harmful content through propaganda.
Spreading roots,
Expanding and infiltrating into the minds of the youth.
Infiltrates their growing minds
Propaganda seeping into the minds of impressionable youth.
And it feeds and feeds and it still needs
Propaganda continually consuming and needing more.
Filling up the greedy pockets
Making money off the manipulation of the masses.
Behind the screen
The source of the propaganda and manipulation.
We the people have turned into drones
People have become mindless and controlled by propaganda.
Reacting to the cues, blind
Responding automatically to propaganda without question or thought.
We cannot be just pawns at fingertips
We must break free from the hold of propaganda and technology.
Take back your mind!
Urging people to take control of their own minds and break free from propaganda.
Pocket full of poems and endless chivalry
Holding onto unrealistic expectations and fairytale beliefs.
She can′t wait for her prince charming
Believing in an unrealistic fantasy of finding a perfect partner.
To come and sweep her from her feet
Waiting for a perfect partner to rescue her.
He wants his goddess
Believing in an unrealistic fantasy of a perfect partner.
With ageless skin and burning passion
Believing that a perfect partner should have specific physical traits and qualities.
We yield false expectations
Our expectations of partners and relationships are unrealistic and unsustainable.
From Hollywood seeds
These unrealistic expectations come from media and propaganda.
Yet we turn back to the screens
Despite the harm, we keep turning back to technology and propaganda.
We have to take back the reigns
Expressing the need to take control of our own lives and minds.
We won't become the cultural mechanisms,
Trying to break free from the control of propaganda and media.
That will turn their gears of greed
The propaganda machine that values profit over people.
And fashion our innocence for gain
Taking advantage of people's vulnerability and naivety for profit.
It′s time we unplug
Urging people to disconnect from technology and propaganda.
Don't let them displace
Refusing to let propaganda and technology take over our lives.
Your convictions anymore
Standing up for our beliefs and values, instead of blindly following propaganda.
Now is the time to sever the ties
Breaking free from propaganda and reclaiming control of our own lives and minds.
This is where we take back our minds
Taking control of our own thoughts and beliefs, instead of being controlled by propaganda.
Writer(s): Jeremy Schaeffer
Contributed by Eliana I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Mimi G
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YALLOWS SOUND
so cool!!!!!
Archetekt
Heavy!
Shayla Whitr
my brother listens to this
Anzu
nicee
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