New Blood
John Brown's Body Lyrics

Are you the new one or have I seen this before?
Questioning if something is truly new or just a repetition of the past

Are you all a repetition of a similar story?
Asking if everything is just a retelling of the same narrative

Are you the new blood they're pouring into a corpse
Wondering if something fresh can revive and rejuvenate something stagnant

Or a drop of rain falling in the biblical flood?
Comparing something new to a small element in a larger circumstance

Where in history have we seen this before?
Reflecting on how past events may be repeating in the present

We sing a song full of pride but the lies stay hidden in war.
Acknowledging the hypocrisy in patriotic songs about war

And now it's signed, sealed and sanitized protecting your pleasure
Observing how certain narratives are controlled and manipulated to maintain power

Spit-shined and spoon fed and when it's put out to pasture
Noting how certain stories become polished and then outdated

You're not the new star, just got to lie to impress her
Criticizing fake personas created to impress others

Cause we know they did it better when the feeling was fresher.
Recognizing how some things were original and inspiring at one point

Standing on the shoulders you have been defeated before
Understanding how the past influences the present and can limit progress

And you can't perform now 'cause you're feeling the pressure.
Noting how performance anxiety can stifle creativity and originality

Are you the new face? Another corporate invention.
Criticizing how businesses can create superficial, brand-friendly images

Paid not to break the convention, or to voice your dissent.
Denouncing how people can be pressured to conform and remain silent

No one can ever see how the quality has been lessened.
Observing how commercialization and repetition can diminish value and impact

Lack of ability is clear so listen here and agree.
Calling out individuals who lack the skill or creativity to make a meaningful impact

We're not moving over to let the weak heart take our seat.
Asserting the importance of strength and conviction in making change

We know how to prove it, the decision is easy.
Confident in their abilities to make a positive change

You're gonna have to come on if you're taking it from me
Inviting others to join them in their mission to create change

Cause we don't give in, no, we believe. No
Stating their unyielding commitment to their cause

We all represent the free majority feeling.
Believing in the power of collective thought and action

Don't wanna hear the music if you're choosing it for me.
Rejecting the idea of someone else choosing what is important or valuable

Do you got a groove that don't stand up on its own feet?
Challenging individuals to create something truly original and impactful

Don't enter any deeper the sea.
Advising people to not get in over their head in something they cannot handle

You're not the reason that they invented the game.
Rejecting the idea that someone has sole authority over a certain area

Depending on the weather, you can either shine or you fade.
Recognizing how external circumstances can impact success or failure

Struggle in the test, it can compel you make your confession.
Acknowledging how hardships can reveal someone's true character or motives

So if you come to impress, we come to teach you a lesson.
Warns those who come with insincere motives or intent of the consequences

Y ou're not the new school, you just been pulled off the shelf.
Denouncing the idea of something being truly innovative or original

Hot butter under sunlight, pray you don't boil and melt.
Referencing how someone who appears to be on top can easily falter under pressure

But when you're hitting high, then go on deceiving yourself.
Highlighting how success can blind someone to the realities of their actions or motives

If you a money mind, you're gonna end beliving in wealth.
Critiquing how money can become an obsession to the point of sacrificing morals and values

Are you the new son who thinks his back is protected,
Questioning someone's motives and ego

Making the market infected without no balance or checkin'?
Critiquing the unchecked power and control of certain marketforces

The governmental policies spend your life in a second.
Criticizing the unequal distribution of resources and opportunity offered by government policies

So if you a betting man believe, don't bet the recod of thieves.
Urging people to be critical of who they choose to place their trust in and support

We know power absolute pollute absolutely.
Reflecting on how some forms of power can corrupt absolutely

We see how your followers shut up and shoot blindly.
Critiquing those who blindly follow others who may not have good intentions

We feel it, how you ruining the fruit you took from me,
Acknowledging how some people or entities can destroy or devalue things that once belonged to others

And we all need a changing of scene.
Believing in the need for a fresh start or new direction

We been in this season of incredible disease.
Recognizing the metaphorical sickness in society about stagnation from repetition

Demanded all our capital, you handled it badly.
Observing how some individuals or entities cannot handle power or responsibility

Now you receive your coming up when new power rising.
Believing that those who misuse power will eventually be replaced

We got to break the lock off the seal.
Calling for action to break through certain barriers or limitations