Story Behind The Song
Taken from a line of Dante's Inferno
'Forward March The Banners Of The King To Hell'
This is a corruption of a hymn I sang as a boy: Forward Go The Banners Of The King Of Peace...
...but for Dante the corruption applies to those who betray their masters through violence.
This piece is about how we can think we are doing things for the right reasons but are actually rationalising our darkest instincts.
Song Description
Does the easy availability of violent tools dehumanize?
Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Rock - Progressive Rock, Rock - Funk |
Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Tense |
Subject |
Guns, Violence |
Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel, The Talking Heads |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
It's not the bomb.
It's the planet you're on.
That makes all the violence go on and on.
It's all the fault of the man, not the trigger.
At least that's the way that the politician figures.
I know. You're tired of all this violence,
With all you've been through doesn't seem to make sense.
I know that you've got better things to do.
Than wondering what will going to come true for you.
I know you turn down the lights and worry at night,
if you'll wake up, right?
And I feel the same way...
It's not the bomb, it's the planet you're on
That spins out the fear-cast from dusk 'til dawnmakes all the violence goes on and on.
It's not the bomb, it's the planet you're on.
It's not anything with these devices.
I don't think you can a drink from there:
The water's not too refreshing 'round here,
We destroyed the air with particular flare.
'Forward the banners of The King on His way to Hell!'