Heading into political territory this time. We started with an idea of writing something that reflected the current situation and I had a fairly fixed idea of what I wanted from the song, both lyrically and musically. Neil wrote the lyrics and I recorded the song, however there were some good lines that I didn't want to use so we created a new one called Names become numbers and currently I prefer it to the original one
. I might publish the other one next time so you can make your own comparisons.
The topic will be obvious and as for the song I wanted it to be more aggressive and upfront than some of my recent ones.
I hope you like it!
Verse 1
Like a, thief in the night
There’s no, vision of right
Ignorance is Strength
They’ll go to any lengths
Verse 2
Circling vultures in the sun
How long before we succumb
War is Peace they say
I don’t want it that way
Chorus
Names become numbers, we don’t have our say
Names become numbers, and we walk away
Don’t wanna play that game
I'm not a number I’m a name
Names become numbers anyway
Verse 3
Propaganda permeates
History there’s no debate
At the Ministry
Lies disseminate
Verse 4
It’s the erosion of life
Apathy is so so rife
Clocks strike thirteen
Newspeak smokescreen!
Chorus
Names become numbers, we don’t have our say
Names become numbers, and we walk away
Don’t wanna play that game
I'm not a number I’m a name
Names become numbers anyway
Mid 8
Just live for today existence
There’s no frame of reference
And no recollection
Just another dystopian reflection
Verse 5
Life is uniform and orderly
Men equal in poverty
Freedom’s Slavery
But I just wanna be free
Chorus/Ending
Names become numbers, we don’t have our say
Names become numbers, and we walk away
Don’t wanna play that game
I’m not a number I’m a name
Name become numbers anyway
Don’t wanna play that game
I’m not a number I’m a name
Names become numbers anyway!
Names become numbers anyway!