Clampdown

The lyrics to this song mean that in the capitalist society, people work their whole lives, stepping on people’s heads to become more powerful and really accomplish nothing. For instance, the lyrics “so you got someone to boss around, it makes you feel big now, you drift until you brutalize, you made your first kill now” show that someone who has climbed above people within “the clampdown” is simply stepping on other peoples’ heads. In the song, the fast tempo gave a sense of life passing by quickly. This is part of what they are saying about the clampdown. The lyrics “we will teach our twisted speech to our young believers” shows that they are using propaganda to inspire young people into the clampdown.