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Written by: Greg Graffin
Released in: 1995
BPM: 140
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The velveteen and oaken fixtures soothed the lonely child,
The parents watched the escort take him while they stood outside.
The priest was kind and gentle as he positioned his head,
The pain was like brimstone, but the kid hardly bled.

Victory, instinct over intellect.
Victory, it erupts from deep inside.
History, history is laughing at us,
Plotting its discovery.
Victory, victory,
Blame it on the victory.

Among the parade crowd there stands a decorated man
Remembering how he helped to save this sacred land.
His helpless enemy was wounded, both hands raised with hope.
He killed him without second thought with brute force and a rope.

Victory, instinct over intellect.
Victory, it erupts from deep inside.
History, history is laughing at us,
Plotting its discovery.
Victory, victory,
Blame it on the victory.

So many times, so many lives test the other side
Waiting to see what the maker has in mind.

The unsuspecting commoners hum diligent each day,
They wallow in their father's sins, as time passes away.
The crimes are without motive but they ignore all restraint,
The evil sits inside them torpid timing its escape.

Victory, instinct over intellect.
Victory, it erupts from deep inside.
History, history is laughing at us,
Plotting its discovery.
Victory, victory,
Blame it on the victory.

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Version Length Release Catalog ID Country Format Year
Album version
2:36 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:36 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:36 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2021
2:36 The Gray Race United States 12" 2018
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2018
2:36 The Gray Race United States 12" 2018
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2013
2:36 The Gray Race 6996-1 Europe 12" 2013
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2013
2:36 The Gray Race 6996-1 United States 12" 2010
2:36 The Gray Race 6996-2 Europe CD 2008
2:36 The Gray Race 88697101822 Germany CD 2007
2:36 The Gray Race Japan CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-4 United States MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race United States MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 4 Spain MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Turkey MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-1 United States 12" 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652 1 Europe 12" 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Europe 12" 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Canada CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Australia CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Canada CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652-2 Australia CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652 4 Indonesia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Poland MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Europe MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652 4 Australia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652-4 Europe MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race n/a United Kingdom MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-4 United States MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 483652-2 Thailand MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 623 Russia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Russia CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race n/a Germany MC 1995
2:36 The Gray Race 3L4A3 2981063 United States CD 1995
2:36 The Gray Race 752.319/2-483652 Brazil CD 1995
Not specified
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 9 Germany CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race A2 82870 United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-2 | D 111751 United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRA 483652 9 Germany CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race United States CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race United States MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRASAMP 3144 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race DRASAMP 3145 2 Europe CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Mexico CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Poland CD 1996
2:36 The Gray Race Europe CD 1996
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11/25/2005 at 12:11
This is a song about how war is the worst experience for a human being...
it's about how evil sits inside you ready to come to surface...like a dormant vulcan ready to erupt...or like a fire under the ashes...a little wind can rivitalize it! also, it's a song about a decorated man who exchanged a medal for human dignity and respect...he got decorated...and for what?? for killing his enemy without a second thought..."Victory !instinct over intellect"...although History should bring human kind to reason it's just the opposite...who's to blame for this?? VICTORY! an instinct you can't control that overcomes the intellect (the reason)...back to the fire-metaphor...man should know (from experiencing it himself) that flames burn...but the instinct of getting closer to fire is stronger than the possibility to get burnt himself! that's why INSTINCT OVER INTELLECT...and History keeps laughing at us all, plotting its discovery...we never learn from our past...from our history...do you like my metaphor?? contact me if you agree or not with those lines...
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07/17/2004 at 02:29
Definitely my favorite song in 'The Gray Race,' this song shows Graffin dislike toward the military, wars, and arms. In the chorus, he says that violence is something natural to humans and that's why there's still wars--we're naturally aggressive. He then says that we've never quite learned our lesson about war and its consequences and that's why 'history is laughing at us.' Then, Graffin takes a blow at the military heroes, who are honored for killing fellow humans. Is this how civilized we are? When fighting wars, we look more like Romans enjoying the deaths of gladiators at the Coliseum. Graffin goes on to say that war crimes have no motive, it's just accumulated human aggression that has surfaced out to demonstrate that it's still thriving inside each of us.
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