Bonestar
Superbutt Lyrics


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Father needs our hate
Pain and misery
Mother needs our faith
One day you will see
Young man's sacrifice
Of old man's grand ideas
Of who to pay the price
Who to die in fields

Out with the swords on with the show
It's a call, everybody must go
Come with me follow the light
May the bonestar lead your steps tonight

Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake fight with me
Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake die for me

Father needs our hate
Pain and misery
Mother needs our fate
One day you will see
For evil to prevail
Good men will do nothing
Repeat our history
Of yesterday's disease

Out with the swords on with the show
It's a call, everybody must go
Come with me follow the light
May the bonestar lead your steps tonight

Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake fight with me




Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake die for me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Superbutt's song Bonestar are quite thought-provoking and intense. The song seems to be a commentary on the various kinds of hate, faith, sacrifice, and war that plague mankind across generations. The opening lines suggest that Father needs our hatred while mother needs our faith. This could be interpreted as the idea that the patriarchal structures of society demand aggression, war, and a show of strength while the maternal forces call for faith, love, and protection.


The lines “young man's sacrifice of old man's grand ideas of who to pay the price, who to die in fields” perhaps allude to how young men are often called upon to go to war and make the ultimate sacrifice for politicians and leaders' grand ideals, even if they do not fully understand or agree with them. The next lines “For evil to prevail, good men will do nothing repeat our history of yesterday's disease” perhaps suggest that there is a cycle of violence and hate that repeats itself throughout history when we fail to stand up against evil and injustice.


The chorus of the song is an exhortation to fight for what we believe is right, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. The Bonestar mentioned in the song could represent a guiding light or a symbol of hope that leads us towards a better future.


Line by Line Meaning

Father needs our hate
We need to hate and fight against our fathers, who represent the old, conservative way of thinking.


Pain and misery
Their way of thinking only brings pain and hardship.


Mother needs our faith
On the other hand, we need to trust in our mothers, who represent a more progressive and nurturing approach.


One day you will see
Eventually, when the old order crumbles, everyone will realize that they were right to follow the new path.


Young man's sacrifice
The younger generation must be willing to make sacrifices to bring about change.


Of old man's grand ideas
They will be going against the entrenched beliefs of the older generation.


Of who to pay the price
The older generation has already determined that the younger ones will bear the cost of their decisions.


Who to die in fields
They will have to go to battle and risk their lives.


Out with the swords on with the show
We must be prepared to fight with weapons in order to achieve our goals.


It's a call, everybody must go
This is not just the fight of a few, but of everyone who wants change.


Come with me follow the light
We have a clear vision of where we want to go, and we need others to join us in reaching it.


May the bonestar lead your steps tonight
We have a guiding light that will help us in this journey.


Don't you know, don't you see
We can see the problems that are affecting us, and we can't ignore them any longer.


It's for your own sake fight with me
We must fight for our own well-being, and not let the old order continue to reign.


Don't you know, don't you see
We need to open our eyes to the problems around us.


It's for your own sake die for me
We must even be willing to lay down our lives for this cause if necessary.


For evil to prevail
If we don't act, evil forces will win and nothing will change.


Good men will do nothing
If we don't take action, we become part of the problem.


Repeat our history
If we don't learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it.


Of yesterday's disease
We can't let the problems of the past continue to afflict us in the present.




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Father needs our hate
Pain and misery
Mother needs our faith
One day you will see
Young man's sacrifice
Of old man's grand ideas
Of who to pay the price
Who to die in fields

Out with the swords on with the show
It's a call, everybody must go
Come with me follow the light
May the bonestar lead your steps tonight

Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake fight with me
Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake die for me

Father needs our hate
Pain and misery
Mother needs our fate
One day you will see
For evil to prevail
Good men will do nothing
Repeat our history
Of yesterday's disease

Out with the swords on with the show
It's a call, everybody must go
Come with me follow the light
May the bonestar lead your steps tonight

Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake fight with me
Don't you know, don't you see
It's for your own sake die for me

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