Story Behind The Song
I wrote the music for this in Holland after long conversations with Dutch friends, the feeling that society is being repressed is a universal one, we feel it every where. The lyrics I wrote while driving my tour bus back to England. I wanted an anti Government song to bring inspiration and hope to the masses.
Song Description
Fight against the ever growing consumerism and corporate greed that is running our day to day lives. The song beckons the listener to rise above the repression of modern media and take a place in the world rather than being manipulated. People, we have been pushed aside for too long, lets stand up and fight.
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heated, Aggressive |
Subject |
Anti, Protest |
| Similar Artists |
Nirvana, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Moment arrives, sleep gone now from your eyes, sleep gone now from your eyes.
Awake you find it's they who terrorise.
They who, keep you in chains and paralysed, in chains and paralysed.
In fear, unclear, they conquer divide.
Chorus
So long the underachiever, on the dark side of the road.
Pushed aside and locked away.
So long the underachiever, always doing just what your told.
Make a stand fight, fight for your way
Verse 2
Cover under, these lies and alibis, oh, these lies and alibis
Political news, fuck you.
Chorus
So long the underachiever, on the dark side of the road.
Pushed aside and locked away.
So long the underachiever, always doing just what your told.
Make a stand fight, fight for your way
Pre Chorus
Magazines and TV screens,
The glossy sheen of those who take you for a ride while you dream.
Enterprising, prices rising,
Advertising that you need to feed the greed who plants the seed.