Reviews for Drones Lyrics

All I am going to say is that (1) If you are a true fan of Rise Against you need to read a book called Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, and (2) This song is talking to Mother Nature, and specifically the agricultural lifestyle. This song describes how we are all captives of a story being enacted by our society, and if I say what is I will ruin the whole book. So please, before you analyze Rise Against's lyrics, you need to read Ishmael.

big difference between ppl that work just because "that's what u do in America" to pay bills and feed their faces, and people like me that slave away for a purpose. 8 months I got in trouble for weed. I live in a town that's really tough on herb. now i'm on probation, and I work over 70 hours a week. I go to work, work 8 hours, leave work, go directly to my second job, go home, put in a movie and pass out. then wake up the next day to do it all over again. I don't remember the last full day I had off. but once I have my fines, fees, etc. paid off, i'll keep the same routine for the rest of my sentence. i'm about to move out of my house and live in my car to save the money. why? because as soon as I get off probation, I want to move to colorado, where people like me are accepted and loved. I have dreams and goals that i'm more than willing to slave away for. 6 months into living in colorado, i'll no longer have a real job. i'll be growing marijuana for medicinal patients, truly living the life I love, and loving the life I live. I used to be a huge spendthrift. now I make more money and i'm a minimalist. all for my passion and dream.

I love Rise Against they are definitely my favorite band. But I disagree with everyone who said you have to serve a god to be living. But I agree the song is about people slaving away at their jobs mindlessly without enjoying life. We are so lucky to have this life we should enjoy it as much as possible, and not worry about what may come after for then we are not truly living.

It's not just this song...rise against has not yet made a song that I don't like. All of their songs have meaning behind them that makes them unique from an age where songs are made just for the recording studio. They truly believe what they sing and it makes them enjoyable to listen to the contadictions of society in song.

The drones all slave away
They’re working overtime
They serve a faceless queen
They never question why
Disciples of a god
That neither lives nor breathes
(I won’t come back!)
But we have bills to pay,
Yeah we have mouths to feed!
(I won’t come back!)
I won’t come back!


so true and it's stupid. we all have forgotten God, no matter what religion. we just serve the government now.


Deep inside these burning buildings
Voices die to be heard
Years we spent teaching a lesson
We ourselves had never learned

the rebels are all being smothered by the government. they teach to not kill, not lie, or anything else that's bad when they are sending troops over other countries and demolishing them for oil.

I... just dont know how to explain my feelings. I am too confused so ill just say that rise against make very... different music, it has something hidden that neither the text neither the music show. I like them. That song is very urban i like it. Its great.!~

i agree wit mark, i think we should just, destroy everything that has grown in technology in this life, this song is about people who ridicuolisly live the exact same life, doing things the same for 365 days out of a year. Wake up, go to work, work, go home, eat dinner, watch tv, sleep, wake up, go to work etc... we should take away everything, make the WHOLE world primtive again. just to see how some TOTAL LOSERS that dont have lives would make it through life.

The drones all slave away
They’re working overtime
They serve a faceless queen
They never question why
Disciples of a god
That neither lives nor breathes
(I won’t come back!)
But we have bills to pay,
Yeah we have mouths to feed!
(I won’t come back!)
I won’t come back!


It's true... People nowadays don't have a reason to live, they don't serve a god no more, they don't need to hunt to survive... We live to work, and work to buy. All we do is working and killing time. It ridicoulous, people should start living again

OMG! Rise Against rocks!!! I haven't heard one song I don't like from them! I want to buy all their albums!!! But I'm in the Phil T_T can't find any of their albums here.. sad.

have you heard prayer for the refugees guyz.? the ending of the song where the guitar was plck and the gadget is same as the intro of this song.. which means the two song recorded one after the other.. IMOO.

Like i always say rise against is sending out phenomanol music with awsome heart in them... they are the best, ive been a fan for like 6 years when they put out there first album and to me there is no crappy music with them. to me there music will always be number 1

Just Saw them for the second time this past weekend in Toronto and they were amazing! The crowd was going insane and it was amazing. Definetly will be going to see them for a third time as soon as they come back! :D

I <3 Rise Against

I love the lyrics of this song. I saw Rise Against when they were with Billy Talent and they were wicked. I hope to hear more from this talented band.

this song is so nice.. i love it. the entire album is great

it's really great!
but i like behind close doors more!
that lyric rocks!