1) A rock n roll band … Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands called Striking Distance.
1) A rock n roll band from Sweden.
2) Modern DC Hardcore band.
The Decision Is Ours
Striking Distance Lyrics
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We fight their views!!! Get out of our way!!! We fight their views!!! It's the end of your days!!! What makes them think, They can paint a picture. That's pleasing for everyone to see. Encourage freedom. As long as We deceive them. It's the blind following the sheep. It's a shame we let those we blame, govern who we are and what we do. They got the money, and they got the power. But turn your backs on us you're through. Caught up in a role, taking my heart and soul away. they don't stand for me, just corporate needs. Betrayed injustice everywhere, and no one seems to care why? Tell me why? Sick of being kicked around. I'm not going down. I fight to deny.
These lyrics from Striking Distance's song "The Decision is Ours" suggest a sense of frustration with authority that does not represent the people they are meant to govern. The song communicates a disillusionment with society’s systems, which are supposed to promote freedom and fairness but fail to deliver. The lyrics describe a feeling of anger against those in power as well as a readiness to fight back. The writer suggests that it is time for people to take control of their own lives and not be governed by those who don't understand them, particularly in a situation where everything seems to be falling apart around them.
The song seems to be a call to action, encouraging people to resist the systems that they feel are unfair and holding them back. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is personally invested in the message of the song and that they are willing to fight to make a difference. Overall, the song speaks to a deep sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo and the need for change.
Line by Line Meaning
How do you know what is right for me.
Asking how someone can claim to know what's best for someone else.
When the world is falling around you?
Questioning how someone can provide guidance when everything seems to be in chaos.
Another agenda, they don't represent us.
Expressing distrust in those who claim to have a different agenda and don't represent our interests.
Armed with anger and ideas. How can we lose?
Feeling powerful and unstoppable when fueled by both anger and ideas.
We fight their views! Get out of our way! We fight their views! It's the end of your days!
Standing up against opposing views that don't align with our own and being ready to fight for what we believe in.
What makes them think, They can paint a picture. That's pleasing for everyone to see.
Questioning how someone can claim to have the ability to create a universally pleasing vision.
Encourage freedom. As long as We deceive them. It's the blind following the sheep.
Acknowledging that those in power may claim to encourage freedom, but are actually deceiving the people and leading them blindly.
It's a shame we let those we blame, govern who we are and what we do.
Expressing disappointment in letting those we blame dictate our lives and actions.
They got the money, and they got the power. But turn your backs on us you're through.
Recognizing that those in power hold both money and influence, but will be held accountable if they betray the trust of the people they govern.
Caught up in a role, taking my heart and soul away. they don't stand for me, just corporate needs.
Feeling like we're being forced into certain roles that go against our beliefs and values, while those in power only consider corporate interests.
Betrayed injustice everywhere, and no one seems to care why? Tell me why?
Feeling betrayed by the injustice we see around us, and wondering why more people aren't standing up against it.
Sick of being kicked around. I'm not going down. I fight to deny.
Being fed up with being treated poorly, refusing to back down, and fighting against whatever is trying to hold us back.
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James
Saw them in 2002 with American Nightmare and Death Threat.. best 15 minutes set ever!