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Next up, I played The Barbarians, which is directed at the God Machine protecting itself with young innocence. This track has one of many connections to Rage Against the Machine, which can be found on this album. Check out the lyrics to Renegades of Funk by RATM below for a greater context of this song and GVF's overall message.
“Mothers of barbarians
Were your young so spry when they left to die? We are
Are we prisoners or renegades?
Well, I've done my time
Behold visions of burning skies
Alas, Babylon”
GVF indicates they are renegades. Here’s Renegades of Funk:
“No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now
We are the force of another creation
A new musical revelation
And we're on this musical mission to help the others listen (GVF)
And groove from land to land singin' electronic chants like
Zulu nation
Revelations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations
Now renegades are the people with their own philosophies
They change the course of history
Everyday people like you and me”
The album has numerous connections to Rage Against the Machine, particularly their album The Battle of Los Angeles. In summary, GVF conveys a similar message to RATM, but with a much different tone. I will dive into this further another time...
Next, I played ‘Tears of Rain,’ a song that cries out for environmental change…
“Drifting through the plains before us
As it turns to dust before our eyes
Pleading for a God to pour us (God Machine)
Just a little bit of rain from an empty sky
Who will bring the rain? Oh
Who will bring the rain? Hey
Who will bring the rain?”
Then I played Broken Bells. Text does not do these lyrics justice. Our time is coming…
“And I believe there comes a time
When out of silence we will sing
And even broken bells will ring
Not all the answers are the same
Yet we still play thе game” (Fiat)
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