through the best of times, through the worst of times. through nixon and through bush. do you remember '36, we went our separate ways, you fought for stalin and i fought for freedom. you believe in authority, and i believe in myself. i'm a molotov cocktail, you're the dom perignon. baby, what's that confused look in your eye? what i'm trying to say is that i'll burn down buildings whlie you sit on a shelf inside of them. you call the cops on the looters and the pie-throwers. they call it class war, i call them co-conspirators. 'cuz baby, i'm an anarchist and you're a spineless liberal. we marched together for the 8-hour day and held hands in the streets of seattle. but when it came time to throw bricks through that starbucks window you left me all alone. you watched in awe at the red, white & blue on the 4th of july. but while those fireworks were exploding i was burning that fucker and stringing my black flag high. eating the peanuts that the parties have tossed you. in the back seat of your father's new ford you believe in the ballot, you believe in reform. you have faith in the elephant and jackass. and to you solidarity is a four-letter word. we're all hypocrites, but you're a patriot. you thought i was only joking when i was screaming, "kill whitey" at the top of my lungs at the cops in their cars and the men in their suits. no i won't take your hand and marry the state.



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    General Comment:wordle.net/show/wrdl/4991254/…
    Flag Planets89on March 11, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion:I fucking love this song. It really does say a lot about this underground conflict of anarchists versus everone else (but in the case of this song, mostly liberals) which is the origin of the band's name. Everyone's selling these ideas of how to feel and Against Me! is saying that there's a whole revolution of free thinkers out there. LOVE the song!
    Flag RebelAmongSaintson July 04, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:through the best of times, through the worst of times. through nixon and through bush.

    pretty self explanatory


    do you remember '36, we went our separate ways, you fought for stalin and i fought for freedom.

    the spanish civil war, when the left was fighting against the fascists, and then the leftists started fighting between themselves. "you fought for Stalin" means that the other person was a communist (Stalin was the only country to help the left fight the fascists, even though Germany and Italy both helped the fascists)


    you believe in authority, and i believe in myself. i'm a molotov cocktail, you're the dom perignon.

    molotov cocktail=explosive made with gasoline and a wine bottle~he is a proletarian fighting for rights
    dom perignon=expensive wine~she is a member of the bourgeoisie, a rich liberal


    baby, what's that confused look in your eye?

    liberals and anarchists have a history of not understanding each other


    what i'm trying to say is that i'll burn down buildings whlie you sit on a shelf inside of them

    anarchists take direct action while liberals try to pass laws and reforms


    you call the cops on the looters and the pie-throwers.

    he is criticizing them for not being extreme enough


    they call it class war, i call you co-conspirators

    kind of like if youre not with us youre against us (Against Me!)(alright sorry bad pun)


    'cuz baby, i'm an anarchist and you're a spineless liberal

    liberals arent extreme enough


    we marched together for the 8-hour day and held hands in the streets of seattle

    anarchists and liberals protesting at the WTO in 1999


    but when it came time to throw bricks through that starbucks window you left me all alone

    anarchists started a riot at the protests, but the liberals stayed out of it

    you watched in awe at the red, white & blue on the 4th of july

    liberals are patriots

    but while those fireworks were exploding i was burning that fucker and stringing my black flag high

    black flag=anarchy

    eating the peanuts that the parties have tossed you

    liberals just take what the republicans and democrats give them

    in the back seat of your father's new ford

    rich liberals who dont work or know why people join the far left


    you believe in the ballot, you believe in reform

    faith in democracy

    you have faith in the elephant and jackass

    faith in the two party system (elephant=rep, jackass=donkey=dem)

    and to you solidarity is a four-letter word

    solidarity=swear

    we're all hypocrites, but you're a patriot.

    dunno what to say if you dont get that part


    you thought i was only joking when i was screaming, "kill whitey" at the top of my lungs

    white people have screwed the world


    at the cops in their cars and the men in their suits

    symbols of conformity, brutality and fascism


    no i won't take your hand and marry the state.

    fin
    Flag jizboton May 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Anarchists are courageous liberals.
    Flag Skuitar21on April 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Just saw them live...died a little bit inside when they decided to play the garbage off the new album instead of classics like this
    Flag nonentity21on March 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i was BURNING that fucker. beautiful.
    Flag lagwagon182on January 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Love Against Me! though.
    Flag CrackRockSteadyon November 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Despite being a metaphorical political song, this is exactly why my last relationship fell apart.
    Flag CrackRockSteadyon November 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:the first time i heard this song i was kinda surprised how mellow it is...
    considering its about anarchy

    LOVE it anyway

    Flag ilovehoratioon March 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:the first time i heard this song i was kinda surprised how mellow it is...
    considering its about anarchy

    LOVE it anyway

    Flag ilovehoratioon March 24, 2009   Link

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