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By Pages:   1    2    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about The Fallen (page 1/ 2) ------ performed by Franz Ferdinand What is that bit all about? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/7/09 What is this part of the song about? 'You turn the rich into wine Walk on the mean' I think it's about the Christian hypocrites who do good for the publicity and then go hating on the atheists and that it's an atheistic song because the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand is rumoured to be an atheist (that's what every site I looked on said). dude... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/5/09 I think the song is about the religious hypocrites that judge others for their different beliefs (or non-beliefs), or even their different interpretation of a certain religion. Most of these religions believe in equality. But these people, blatantly ignore these laws, go on and just hate others who aren't the same. Dude, some of these people even full on go AGAINST their religion, and morals, then attempt to cover it up with proof that what they did didn't ACTUALLY break any direct law, AND THEN they continue judging people. (excuse my french) 'Fuck you' to all of those people Re: Selene | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/13/09 Serene, I think "I need a bit of black and blue in rotation" would mean that he wants some violence going on.. Being, black and blue are the colors of bruises. and he wants it to start happening.. Just at first glance of that phrase. :3 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/13/08 "So I'm sorry if I ever resisted I never had a doubt you ever existed I only have a problem when people insist on Taking their hate and placing it on your name" I love this line and really think that it wraps up the whole meaning/intention of the song. I think I almost cried when I first grasped the meaning of this song... Its so AWESOME!! (this song is the opposite of anti-religious!! Its anti- the hypocrites that ruin religion for everyone else!!) Something to ask | Reviewer: Selene | 10/28/08 Hi! I'm not english, but I hope you'll be able to understand me anyway. I've got something to ask about the lyrics of this song: what's the meaning of "I need a bit of black and blue to be in rotation" ? Do you have any clue? Thanks for the attention!! St. Rollox | Reviewer: Coco | 1/29/08 A few pointers to the two ones above ;) This was something I got off of Wikipedia... Glasgow St. Rollox was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950. It is referenced in Franz Ferdinand's song "The Fallen" as an area where the protagonist of the story spends much of his time. They're criticizing hypocrites, not religion. | Reviewer: Firzenr | 10/30/07 They aren't actually criticizing Christianity or whatever religion itself. It's just that some (not all) Christians or other so called religious people are very hypocritical. Like the pharisees in the Bible. They criticize people for making small mistakes when they make bigger mistakes themselves. They criticized Jesus because he hung out with bad people. The song is about modern day pharisees, people who are so 'religious' but are hypocrites. 'The Fallen' is who Jesus walked along. He hung out with the bad people. Nowadays, these religious hypocrites don't hang out with them, because they think it's bad, when in actuallity you should, because that way you can convert them or whatever. The limosine part is about people who think they are so religious, and do all these good deeds because they want attention, they want people to think that they are good. Like the pharisees again, they do good deeds, but not for a good purpose. This song criticizes how some so called religious people are so hypocritical, and arent even following their example, eg Jesus, who barely anyone liked at the time and everyone wanted to kill him. He hung out with the 'fallen', he helped the people, but didnt walk out of limosuine (which represents public attention), but instead did it quietly and told them to tell no one about it. We are all damned. Great | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/5/07 one of my favourit songs of all times lyrics are amazing the only flaw i think the chorus's should have been slightly longer Drink to the devil and death to the doctors! would have liked something extra after that if u get me....lol symbolic | Reviewer: Emily | 8/2/07 I def agree that this sogn is a religious reference. My one question: are they saying that those society calls fallen are virtuous, or that the real sinners are the ones who feel themselves to be virtuous? I'm leaning towards the second one, mainly because of the line "If you judge us, we're all damned", which I take to mean that everyone sins. No one is perfect. Another line I really like is "I only have a problem when people insist on taking their hate and palcing it on your name" because it shows the hypocrisy of people when they condemn others for what they disagree with or dislike. Anyway, this is a great song, one of my favorites by FF it's a gripe about hypocrites not the religion | Reviewer: dylan | 6/5/07 I'm an atheist myself and I can't see this as an atheistic song. The bit about "never doubting you existed" shows that they aren't going after God itself--just the hypocritical Christians ( & other religious hypocrites too, I imagine). Jesus "walked with the fallen", the whores and all: Mary Magdalene was supposedly a prostitute. Can you see someone like Pat Robertson or Ralph Reed doing that? The judgemental, holier-than-thou crusader freaks who have never even tried to talk to the same types of people Jesus hung out with all the time? No way. If those people like that did the judging, Mary Magdalene would be damned, even though they claim they are doing What Jesus Would Do. *That* is what the song is about. (Amusing side note: my friend thought the song went "did I see you in a limousine, flinging fish at Avril Levigne.") Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2