Revenge
Rebellion Lyrics


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(1)
Macduff
Who are you
Once you were loyal
Once you were true

Run to England
To stand against me
I will burn your castle
I will slay, your family
(2)
How can I be loyal
To a murderer that stole the crown
How can I be loyal
To a tvrant
That takes my country down

(Ref:)
We'll take revenge for all the lives you stole -
Macbeth
The sins you did in the end you'll fall -
Macbeth
We'll take revenge and put you down, in the
end we'll seize the crown
I'll take revenge for all the lives you stole -
Macbeth

(3)
Macduff
Look and see
Here are the bloody corpses
of your family
Burried dead
In a nameless grave
My lust for blood
Will make me safe
(4)
I've cried a thousand tears
In the shadows of the lonely night
As the tears run dry
You tyrant
I know that I must fight

(Gentlewoman:) Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise, and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her. Stand close.
(Doctor:) You see her eyes are open.
(Gentlewoman:) Ay, but their sense are shut.
(Doctor:) What is it she does now? Look how she rubs her hands.
(Gentlewoman:) It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.
(Lady Macbeth:) Yet here's a spot. Out, damned spot; out, I say. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? ... Macduff the Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o' that, my lord, no more o' that. No more
(Doctor:) What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged.




(Gentlewoman:) I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body.
(Lady Macbeth:) Wash your hands, put on your nightgown, look not so pale. I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried. He cannot come out on 's grave. To bed, to bed. There's a knocking at the gate. Come, give me your hand. What's done cannot be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed.

Overall Meaning

Rebellion's song Revenge is a retelling of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. In the lyrics, Macduff, a loyal and true subject who turned against Macbeth after the latter became a murderous tyrant, is seeking revenge for the lives that the king had unjustly taken. Macbeth warns Macduff that he will burn his castle and slay his family, but Macduff remains steadfast in his resolve, stating that he cannot be loyal to a murderer who stole the crown and took the country down. In the end, Macduff finds the bloody corpses of his family and vows to seek revenge.


The lyrics also incorporate lines from Lady Macbeth's famous sleepwalking scene, in which she is consumed by guilt and hallucinates that she is trying to wash the blood of the people she and her husband have killed off her hands. Rebellion's use of Lady Macbeth's lines to accentuate the theme of revenge is a clever tactic as her madness represents the darkest consequences of Macbeth's actions.


The song is a powerful tribute to Shakespeare's classic play and highlights its relevance even today. The lyrics remind us of the destructive nature of power, the dangers of greed, and the ultimate need for justice. It is a poignant portrayal of the consequences of immoral and unethical decisions taken by those in power that ultimately lead to their downfall.


Line by Line Meaning

Who are you
Macduff is questioning who his once loyal and true friend has become


Once you were loyal Once you were true
Macduff reflects on how he once trusted his friend before turning on him


Run to England To stand against me I will burn your castle I will slay, your family
Macbeth threatens Macduff that he will harm him and his family for opposing him


How can I be loyal To a murderer that stole the crown How can I be loyal To a tyrant That takes my country down
Macduff questions how he can remain loyal to a leader who has killed and seized the throne while causing destruction to the country


Look and see Here are the bloody corpses of your family Burried dead In a nameless grave My lust for blood Will make me safe
Macbeth reveals to Macduff that he has killed his family and buried them anonymously in a grave, asserting that his thirst for violence will protect him


I've cried a thousand tears In the shadows of the lonely night As the tears run dry You tyrant I know that I must fight
Macduff expresses his sorrow for the harm done by Macbeth, but concludes that he can no longer stand by and must take action against the tyrant


We'll take revenge for all the lives you stole - Macbeth The sins you did in the end you'll fall - Macbeth We'll take revenge and put you down, in the end we'll seize the crown I'll take revenge for all the lives you stole - Macbeth
The lyrics assert that revenge will be taken against Macbeth for his crimes, he will suffer the consequences of his actions, and his reign will end while the rightful ruler will be established




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