Majority Rule is a 3-piece grinding political hardcore punk band from Virgi… Read Full Bio ↴Majority Rule is a 3-piece grinding political hardcore punk band from Virginia. The trio (Kevin, Matt, Pat) released three albums on Magic Bullet Records: Interviews With David Frost (2001), Document #12 Split with Pg. 99 (2002), and Emergency Numbers (2003). These violent musketeers also released two splits on Submit Records: Partners in Profit Split with Positive State (1997) and a split 7" with Turbine (1998).
After many hundreds of shows around the world and three studio recordings that changed how people listen to and approach hardcore since, the band laid it to rest in the summer months of 2004.

Thirteen years later, conditions locally, nationally, and globally have exposed a fertile patch toward the resurrection of MAJORITY RULE, if for nothing else but to return to many of the stages and spaces they’ve performed in prior, and under the same exact ethics they held then and now, to raise awareness, funding, and goodwill toward individualized, local causes in each and every town they are set to perform in.

Matt plays in Highway Cross now.

These Hands
Majority Rule Lyrics

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It's happening again. everyday a little further. it's happening again. I need you to lean into me. let me know you are there. in the dark I must feel like him. I do and it kills me. touch and fear are what he connects. the things I would do to erase all of them. BASTARDS! who see perfection and try to break it. BASTARDS! who are too afraid to face themselves. these are my hands. this is my heart. and you are perfect.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Majority Rule's song These Hands talks about the singer's feeling of helplessness and fear after experiencing trauma. The phrase "it's happening again" suggests that the singer has gone through a similar experience before and is afraid of it happening again. The line "I need you to lean into me," indicates the singer's need for emotional support from a loved one. The line "in the dark I must feel like him" refers to the trauma and pain that the singer has experienced, possibly caused by another person.

The singer then talks about the strong connection that exists between touch and fear, suggesting that the touch of the perpetrator is what triggers the fear response in the singer. The singer goes on to call out those who try to destroy perfection or are too afraid to face themselves. The last line "these are my hands, this is my heart, and you are perfect" is an affirmation of the singer's own identity and the perfection of the person they are addressing, possibly a loved one. It can be seen as a message of hope and resilience despite the trauma experienced.

Line by Line Meaning

It's happening again.
The situation that causes distress is recurring.

everyday a little further.
The situation is getting worse every day.

it's happening again.
The situation that causes distress is recurring.

I need you to lean into me.
I require emotional support from someone close to me.

let me know you are there.
I require assurance of your presence.

in the dark I must feel like him.
In the absence of light, I feel the same way as the person who caused me harm.

I do and it kills me.
Remembering the harm caused by the person hurts me emotionally.

touch and fear are what he connects.
Contact with the person causes fear in me.

the things I would do to erase all of them.
I wish to do anything to obliterate bad memories from my life.

BASTARDS! who see perfection and try to break it.
People who try to destroy perfection are despicable.

BASTARDS! who are too afraid to face themselves.
People who do not evaluate their actions are spineless.