FGFC820 has also played live in various festivals, including: Wave Gothic Treffen (Germany), Gothic Festival (Belgium), Kinetik 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 (Canada), Resistanz Festival (U.K.) as well as others in Lima (Peru), Vittoria (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Tijuana, Celaya and Mexico City (Mexico) and throughout the United States and Canada. More information on their official website, http://www.fgfc820.com
Society
FGFC820 Lyrics
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I want to kill half the people I meet
Mindless zombies running around
Like sheep for the slaughter
They don't seem to understand
They soil the world with their dirty hands
They're content just to follow along
I don't need their condescension
I don't care what they do to me
I won't conform to their conventions
In this fucked up society
You've got to come to your senses
Break free from their grand design
See through their false pretenses
See the truth behind their lies
Users feed on innocence
Like a virus, spread their ignorance
Isolate, fornicate, and consume
Without ever evolving
They don't seem to understand
They grab at the world with their grimy hands
They're content to follow the crowd
And to do what they're told
The lyrics of "Society" are a commentary on the conformity and mindlessness that the singer sees around him in the world. He opens the song with raw frustration, expressing a violent and aggressive desire to "kill half the people" he sees on the street, who he equates to "mindless zombies." He sees people going about their business without really engaging with the world around them, as if they are just "sheep for the slaughter."
The singer feels that society is a corrupt and dysfunctional system that consistently fails to work in the best interests of its people. He sees people accepting their lot in life, following along without questioning or resisting the conventions that are imposed on them. He expresses his frustration at being regarded as inferior or insignificant by the majority, saying he doesn't need their "condescension" and doesn't care how they treat him. He refuses to toe the line or conform to their expectations, feeling that doing so would be to be defeated by the social machinery that oppresses him.
Throughout the song, there is an emphasis on the systems and structures that reinforce this conformity, particularly those that exploit or take advantage of the innocent. The singer suggests that those in power position themselves as gatekeepers of knowledge and wisdom, but they are nothing more than purveyors of falsehoods and lies. He compares users to viruses, spreading ignorance and exploiting those around them for their own ends. The ultimate message of the song seems to be one of frustration and despair at the seemingly endless cycle of exploitation and conformity that marks contemporary society.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time I walk down the street
Whenever I stroll the lane
I want to kill half the people I meet
I feel like murdering half of the folks coming my way
Mindless zombies running around
Senseless beings wandering aimlessly
Like sheep for the slaughter
Just like lambs waiting to be slaughtered
They don't seem to understand
They can't seem to comprehend
They soil the world with their dirty hands
They're polluting the earth with their unclean hands
They're content just to follow along
They're satisfied with merely going with the flow
And to take what they're given
And accepting what's given to them
I don't need their condescension
I don't require their patronizing tone
I don't care what they do to me
It's immaterial what they do-to-me
I won't conform to their conventions
I won't abide by their established norms
In this fucked up society
Within a society that's messed up
You've got to come to your senses
You must become sensible
Break free from their grand design
Escape from their lofty scheme
See through their false pretenses
Discern through their unreal charades
See the truth behind their lies
Perceive the essence of their deceit
Users feed on innocence
People take advantage of naivete
Like a virus, spread their ignorance
Like a contagion, distributing their ignorance
Isolate, fornicate, and consume
Separate, copulate, and ingest
Without ever evolving
Without any change or progress
They don't seem to understand
They do not seem to comprehend
They grab at the world with their grimy hands
They snatch at the globe with their insalubrious grasp
They're content to follow the crowd
They're satisfied with trailing with the group
And to do what they're told
And executing what they're advised
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: GEOFFREY PAUL ZANELLI, ROBERT CAMPBELL WILLIAMSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Miss-Sarah-Lumen
Oh hell please bring me to the good old times please!! This brings so many good memories of my teenager years up 🎉🥰🎉🥰
@m0-m0
Perfekt zum industrial dance üben XD
@stormchaser-necosun1329
The lyrics are the pure truth...^^
@serioussilliness2064
Yes.
@mr.frundles8004
I’ve loved this band for a long time for that reason. Not only this song. Still love it!
@blinkth3dog
still a floor stomper all these years later
@Mattio_
It's like this song has tapped into my mind & speaks everything I think. I love it!
@sehakoziel
I've seen people asking where the quote comes from, it comes from Batman Begins, when he sits down at the table to talk to the mob boss Carmine Falcone.
@rotexbmwdrift
i will die for this epic track, some day
@misssuicideofficial
Still one of my favorites!