The Need
Saccharine Trust Lyrics
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We don't need freedom
Freedom is what ruined your brain
With creativity drugs and pain
Freedom is what let you run wild
Explain freedom to your fatherless child
We don't need freedom
Do we now
Idiot rebellion false allegiance
Pride waste lust and greed
We're free to obey all of these
Comfortably that's how we'll be
Enough for you plenty for me
We won't need actors or rock stars
All we'll want is farmers and soldiers
We don't need freedom
We don't need freedom
We don't need freedom
We don't need do we
The lyrics to "We Don't Need Freedom" by Saccharine Trust are a commentary on the concept of freedom and how it has been misconstrued by society. The song starts by repeating the line "We don't need freedom" several times, hammering home the point that the band is trying to make. They argue that freedom has ruined people's minds, filling them with drugs, pain, and recklessness. The line "Explain freedom to your fatherless child" speaks to the fact that freedom has become a buzzword that people throw around without fully understanding what it means.
The second verse delves further into the negative effects of freedom, claiming that it promotes disobedience, false allegiance, and base impulses like pride, waste, lust and greed. The band questions why people even need freedom when it allows them to indulge in such vices so easily. They propose that a society without freedom would be one where people are content with their lot in life and don't need celebrities or rock stars to look up to. Instead, they advocate for a simpler life, where people can rely on farmers and soldiers to provide for them.
Overall, the song is a scathing critique of the Western ideal of freedom and questions whether it truly leads to a better life. It's a provocative and thought-provoking song that still resonates today, as people continue to grapple with what freedom really means.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't need freedom
We don't consider freedom to be a necessity.
We don't need freedom
We don't require the concept of freedom in our lives.
Freedom is what ruined your brain
Freedom has corrupted your mind and caused harm.
With creativity drugs and pain
Freedom has led to excessive drug use, creativity, and pain.
Freedom is what let you run wild
Freedom has given you unrestricted freedom to be reckless.
Explain freedom to your fatherless child
Challenge someone to justify the concept of freedom to their child that lacks a father figure.
We don't need freedom
We firmly believe that freedom is unessential.
Do we now
Do we genuinely require freedom?
Freedom preaches disobedience
Freedom encourages and teaches acts of defiance.
Idiot rebellion false allegiance
Those who practice rebellion and false loyalty are ignorant.
Pride waste lust and greed
Freedom allows the exercise of pride, waste, lust, and greed.
We're free to obey all of these
Freedom permits us to exhibit all of these negative traits.
Comfortably that's how we'll be
We can be quite comfortable without the need for freedom.
Enough for you plenty for me
We can have enough without having to be excessively free.
We won't need actors or rock stars
We can do without famous entertainers.
All we'll want is farmers and soldiers
Our only desire is for individuals who provide food and defend our land.
We don't need freedom
We are convinced that freedom is not required.
We don't need freedom
We do not truly need freedom.
We don't need freedom
Freedom is largely irrelevant to our existence.
We don't need do we
It is doubtful that we really need freedom.
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