There are desperate times upon us,
There are codes of white and black,
Political resentment and people start to crack.
There's hate and opposition,
There's fumbling dialog,
Yet you sit there and judge me
And you think it makes a difference.
If you think I'm all alone, you are foolishly wrong,
There's an entire army who blindly follows along.
And you happen to be one of them, believe it or not,
Even though you try not to be, we are of the same plague.
The other ways we're taught to fear,
Don't even scratch the surface of the problem here.
I'm not blind, and I'm not scared,
So many crucial factors exist out there,
And we're but one, and they're but two,
And how we come to terms will help us pull through.
Things cannot change too fast, it took us this much time
To reach our current platform and walk this fragile line.
If I thought I'd make a difference, I'd kill myself today,
But so many are like me lost in the fray.
You create your own reality,
And leave mine to me...
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2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | MC | 2018 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Europe | CD | 2018 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Europe | 12" | 2018 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 86994-2 | United States | CD | 2018 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Europe | 12" | 2013 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 6994-1 | Europe | 12" | 2013 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 6994-1 | United States | 12" | 2010 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | 12" | 2009 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | R1 82658 | United States | 12" | 2009 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-2 | United States | CD | 2004 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | n/a | Russia | MC | 1996 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | CD | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | ESCA 6057 | Japan | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Germany | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343-1 | Germany | 12" | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | 12" | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343-1 | Germany | 12" | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Germany | 12" | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343-1 | Germany | 12" | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Brazil | 12" | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-2 | United States | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | CD 82658 | Canada | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343 60 | Europe | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-4 | United States | MC | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Spain | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Canada | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Yugoslavia | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United Kingdom | 12" | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Russia | CD | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-2 | United States | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343 2 | Israel | CD | 1994 | |
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | United States | CD | 1994 | ||
Live | ||||||
2:11 | Tested | EPIT-69952 | Europe | CD | 2008 | |
2:11 | Tested | DRA 486986 1 | Germany | 2x12" | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | DRA 486986 2 | Germany | CD | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | Esca 6658 | Japan | CD | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | 486986-4 | Turkey | MC | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | DRA 486986 4 | 485019 4 | Poland | MC | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | DRA 486986 4 | Netherlands | MC | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | Germany | MC | 1997 | ||
2:11 | Tested | Russia | MC | 1997 | ||
2:11 | Tested | Spain | MC | 1997 | ||
2:11 | Tested | DRASAMPCD39522 | Germany | CD | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | 486986-2 | Australia | CD | 1997 | |
2:11 | Tested | 758.329 / 2-486986 | Brazil | CD | 1997 | |
Live in Germany, 1995 | ||||||
2:16 | A Walk | MATTCD031 | Australia | CD | 1996 | |
2:16 | A Walk | DRA 663180 2 | Germany | CD | 1996 | |
2:16 | A Walk | DRA 663180 2 | Israel | CD | 1996 | |
Live Loreley Festival 1996 | ||||||
The Grey Race - Video EP | Europe | DVD | 2003 | |||
Not specified | ||||||
Stranger Than Fiction | United States | 12" | 2018 | |||
2.07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 86994-1GRY | United States | 12" | 2018 | |
Stranger Than Fiction | United States | 12" | 2018 | |||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | n/a | Malaysia | MC | 2009 | |
Stranger Than Fiction | EPIT-69942 | Europe | CD | 2008 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | Japan | CD | 2002 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | Germany | CD | 2002 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | EPC507628 2 | Germany | CD | 2002 | |
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | Turkey | MC | 2002 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | Russia | CD | 2002 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | South Korea | CD | 2002 | ||
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | EICP-96 | Japan | CD | 2002 | |
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | EDCI 80030 | Japan | CD | 2002 | |
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | 2-507628 | Brazil | CD | 2002 | |
2:16 | Punk Rock Songs (The Epic Years) | SAMP11213 | Germany | CD | 2002 | |
Stranger Than Fiction | Russia | CD | 1997 | |||
Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-4 | United States | MC | 1994 | ||
Stranger Than Fiction | United States | MC | 1994 | |||
Stranger Than Fiction | MJM337M | Poland | MC | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | Canada | CD | 1994 | ||
Stranger Than Fiction | DRA 477343 2 | Germany | CD | 1994 | ||
Stranger Than Fiction | MATTCD003 | Australia | CD | 1994 | ||
2:07 | Stranger Than Fiction | 82658-2 | United States | CD | 1994 | |
Stranger Than Fiction | Germany | MC | 1994 | |||
Stranger Than Fiction | 78 26584 | Canada | MC | 1994 | ||
Stranger Than Fiction | 82658 | United States | MC | 1994 | ||
Stranger Than Fiction | 789.076 | 2-477343 | Brazil | CD | 1994 |
Samurai Jack
Guest
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There's another very interesting line, that pokes you in the eye, yet noone has adressed it yet. I wonder why?
What do you think about 'If you think I'm all alone you are foolishly wrong, there's an entire army who blindly follow along' Could that be a statement about the fans? Who may be not so different than other fans of other bands, and blindly follow everything they say? Are BR fans really that different from the rest of the crowd and their beliefs the only right ones? If the BR fans are really like that, then I really give u. But I have an inkling of hope that's not the case. It should not be, the message is clear!! 03/12/2006 at 10:43
There's another very interesting line, that pokes you in the eye, yet noone has adressed it yet. I wonder why?
What do you think about 'If you think I'm all alone you are foolishly wrong, there's an entire army who blindly follow along' Could that be a statement about the fans? Who may be not so different than other fans of other bands, and blindly follow everything they say? Are BR fans really that different from the rest of the crowd and their beliefs the only right ones? If the BR fans are really like that, then I really give u. But I have an inkling of hope that's not the case. It should not be, the message is clear!! |
Anti-Hero
Guest
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I think that in this song, Greg is telling us that there are some pretty bad problems out there yet people still stereotype people by their skin or background. And when he says 'and we're but one, and their but two, and how we come to terms will help us pull through', he is referring to the believers (as in believers in god) and the non-believers, saying that he knows whut he believes in and you can't change his mind, its just that so many people are like drones today and go with the flow, he's saying fuck the flow and go on with your own beliefs, there is no right or wrong, whut you believe in is whut you believe and no one can change that.
07/11/2004 at 17:04
I think that in this song, Greg is telling us that there are some pretty bad problems out there yet people still stereotype people by their skin or background. And when he says 'and we're but one, and their but two, and how we come to terms will help us pull through', he is referring to the believers (as in believers in god) and the non-believers, saying that he knows whut he believes in and you can't change his mind, its just that so many people are like drones today and go with the flow, he's saying fuck the flow and go on with your own beliefs, there is no right or wrong, whut you believe in is whut you believe and no one can change that.
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Bad Aeronuts
Guest
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It's a pretty straightforward song about Greg's inner feelings. It's really a protest to society and his critics. He says, 'yet you sit there and judge me and you think it makes a difference,' referring to the people who criticize him knowing that he's right, yet they do nothing to help out. A very shocking statement is when Graffin says: 'We are of the same plague.' This says that we're all humans and the doomsters of Earth so we are all a plague--want it or not. He then goes on to give some hope about the future, but states that what you do is what feel and think about reality--not necessarily the right one--and it should be left alone. You can't change what you think it's reality and right. It's like trying to convince a die-hard Christian that there's no God--it's all just a futile effort.
07/11/2004 at 17:04
It's a pretty straightforward song about Greg's inner feelings. It's really a protest to society and his critics. He says, 'yet you sit there and judge me and you think it makes a difference,' referring to the people who criticize him knowing that he's right, yet they do nothing to help out. A very shocking statement is when Graffin says: 'We are of the same plague.' This says that we're all humans and the doomsters of Earth so we are all a plague--want it or not. He then goes on to give some hope about the future, but states that what you do is what feel and think about reality--not necessarily the right one--and it should be left alone. You can't change what you think it's reality and right. It's like trying to convince a die-hard Christian that there's no God--it's all just a futile effort.
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