Slaves

Song details

Bad Religion original
Yes
First released
1981
First release
Bad Religion (ep)
Songwriter
Greg Graffin

Lyrics

Slaves

Congress runs your daily life, but they brainwash you so you think it's freedom We've had a war every 20 years, they make you think we really need 'em We're all slaves for our stricter masters We're all slaves for our stricter masters We're all just slaves for our stricter masters We're slaves You're brought up thinking it's bad to live in any country except this one And when you grow into a man you realize it ain't too much fun We're in a country of democracy, it's supposed to be the best on the globe Living's expensive and it ain't too fun unless you form a high-class mode And we're all just slaves for ournstricter masters We're all slaves for our stricter masters We're all slaves for our stricter masters We're slaves And we're all just slaves for our stricter masters, we're slaves!

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legacy memberFeb 25, 2008 · edited Date unknown
I actually think the song speaks for it self huh?
How the US government has there corrupt ways to make the US people think there way and also it says pretty clear " they brainwash you so you think it's freedom" and that speaks alot to me...just look at some streets around in USA and you will see....I also think that they try to tell how the government tries to hide the bad things in war.
legacy memberMay 24, 2006 · edited Date unknown
This song is about people's willful ignorance that makes them believe whatever the system tells them is true, is true. They let the establishment think for them so they don't have to. "congress runs your daily life but they brainwash you so yo think it's freedom." The system monitors everything you do, but they make you believe it's 'right thing.'