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By Pages:   1    2    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Sleep Now in the Fire (page 2/ 2) ------ performed by Rage Against The Machine the pill | Reviewer: john | 9/10/08 "there is no other pill to take, so swallow the one that made you ill" these people have destroyed the world to a point that you have no choice but to do as they say, further damaging the world. "I am the Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria The noose and the rapist The fields overseer The agents of orange The priests of Hiroshima" this is them causing the world harm, but at the same time, try to convince everyone that they are the good guys, eg: "the noose and the rapist" could mean they are the perpetrators yet they are the ones who seem to be doing the punishing Empire | Reviewer: James | 8/26/08 The lyrics are basically outlining the way multinationals and oil companies work. 'The world is my expense, the cost of my desire.' They are prepared to sacrifice the rest of the world to keep themselves rich and in power. It goes on to describe the way that freedom fighters are 'caged and buried'. You can march and protest, but until you can actually take back power, you will be ignored. The second verse lists acts of imperialist agression and dominance, the exploitation and sacrifice of the weak. There are several references to george orwells 1984. 'I'm deep inside your children, who'll betray you in my name' could well be a reference to the children spying on their parents in 1984, as well as the younger generation being more consumerist, supporting capitalism. 'The party' is a strong 1984 reference, and 'the end of history' refers to propaganda, and the fact that in 1984, the main character works in a department that deletes and changes history, leaving no true record of events. Cost of my desire... | Reviewer: TISTF | 3/31/08 Amazing lyrics, i think that the lyrics are an analogy to the middle east however, rather than health care. The 'pill' is democracy, but democracies have been harmful to some states in the middle east and africa and america is forcing them to take it. at any rate, no matter what its about, amazing song The lyrics actuall meaning..? | Reviewer: James Ram | 3/26/08 The music video shows how civilians ignore the problems because they feel they can't do anything about it, and how politicians know about these problems and have the power to fix it but no.. they choose not to. While we also abuse our health care system "There is no other pill to take so swallow the one that made you ill" and how although we have pills for almost everything it usually causes other problems. Also how we must conform or we get dragged into our grave and how although we say we have "freedom of religion" it's still socially un-acceptable to have a different religion as opposed to the mainstream religion. And by the way Rageforever.. the government is not neccesarilly evil there just usually really, really unbeilavably stupid. Music Revolution | Reviewer: Rageforever | 1/15/08 Rage are awesome they show how the revolution holds effect on the world, and what's wrong with the governments today. Fuck the government!!! golden | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/24/07 This is by far the best rage lyrics.. short, to the point.. and so meaningful. its all in this line : the cost of my desire, to sleep now in the fire. : speaks volume about what humanity has done to itself. Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2