Their first 12" was released in 1998, followed by their debut CD, "This Is Just The Beginning" and "No Gimmicks Needed" LP on Blackout! Records the next year. The band subsequently signed to Side One Dummy Records and released two albums, "Funeral For A Feeling" in 2001 and "From Companionship To Competition" in 2005. KYI has also released quite a few EP's and split EP's including 2002's split with fellow LIHC band Crime In Stereo.
By January, 2006 the band had been together for ten years and celebrated by playing an anniversary show with friends Inhuman, Ensign, Two Man Advantage, Shell Shock and others at CBGB.
They disbanded in the May of 2007, playing their final show in a parking lot to 200-300 people, including many close friends. Local authorities shut down the originally intended last show after the audience far exceeded the venues capacity, and so it had to be moved last minute to a car park at a LI rehearsal studio.
Some members of the band founded Black Anvil.
Wake Up Sheep
Kill Your Idols Lyrics
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In the song Wake Up Sheep by Kill Your Idols, the lyrics highlight how people believe they have free speech, but they are actually under the control of those in power. The song challenges the idea that individuals have freedom of speech, as they are only able to express their opinions within their own communities. The lyrics argue that if an individual were to speak out in the public eye, they would realize that they are not as free as they thought they were. They are insignificant and under the control of those in power who allow them to express themselves as long as they are not a threat.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea that those in power are above the law. The repetition of this line highlights how individuals are not able to hold individuals in power accountable for their actions. The song implies that the government controls the people and that individuals do not have any real power to make changes. The lyrics encourage individuals to wake up and recognize the control those in power hold over them.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you really think you have free speech can you really be that dumb?
You are not as free as you believe and questioning that belief is unwise.
if you were a real threat you'd see you're under their thumb
If you were actually going against those in power, you would realize how controlled you are.
it's so easy to scream about injustice when you scream to your own kind
It's easy to talk about injustice within your own group, but that doesn't change anything in the larger world.
but in the public eye I think you would change your mind
If you were in a position of public scrutiny, you would likely change your perspective.
Because that's when you would see you're really not so free
Being in the public eye shows you how restricted you really are.
just so insignificant that they choose to let you be
Those in power let you speak because you're not a big enough threat to their control.
but if you made a lot of noise and if you caused a stir
If you started making a bigger impact or challenging the status quo.
you can bet they would take notice and you they would come after
Those in power would then turn their attention towards you and try to stop you.
because they are above the law (4x)
The people in control are not subject to the same laws as everyone else, and they will do whatever it takes to maintain that power.
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