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It was crime at the time but the laws we changed 'em
Though the hero for hire's forever the same one
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail what'll be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Awakened to cheers after years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here in the face of the meantime
Pharaoh all your methods have taught me is to
Seperate my blood from bone
It will all fail
Feel what I feel today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
x2
Alone in the chain it remains to be seen how
How well you can play when the pawn takes a queen now
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail what will be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Sing all hail what will be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
x2
It was crime at the time but the laws have changed yeah
It was crime at the time but the laws have changed yeah
Though the hero for hire's forever the same one
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail what'll be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Awakened to cheers after years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here in the face of the meantime
Pharaoh all your methods have taught me is to
Seperate my blood from bone
It will all fail
Feel what I feel today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
x2
Alone in the chain it remains to be seen how
How well you can play when the pawn takes a queen now
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail what will be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Sing all hail what will be revealed today
When we peer to the great unknown
From the line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line through here
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
(La la la la la la la)
Form a line to the throne
x2
It was crime at the time but the laws have changed yeah
It was crime at the time but the laws have changed yeah
Lyrics submitted by Statbucksbabe28, edited by strongfish
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Great catchy and clever song. I like Perpetual Peace's interpretation of the lyrics.
The music video appears to be working on a whole different level though.
[ youtube.com/watch ] Anyone able to intrepet the video's meaning, in particluar the captions appearing in the second half?
Guy hands barman a photo. Barman: What you have already lost, consider as totally lost.
... Girl: What are you thinking about?
Guy: What is this dance called?
Girl: "The Electric Version" Girl: Vade retro! Vade ultra! Girl: You'll just have to take it. Girl: Take it 'til the end!
Girls starts a synchronised dance routine with others on dance floor, beckoning Guy to follow. He does.
The video is basically about bringing down an idealistic philosopher down to the basics of sex&drugs&roch´n
roll. So when the barman spekas to him, he tells him, it is too late for him, to go back to the statue and do as if he still got his principles. <br /> So he finally gets interrested in all the music and dancing all around him and asks the girl what its all about. <br /> So then comes the coolest part of the dialogue — the girl is speaking Latin! Vade retro! Vade ultra!<br /> Thats interresting, because you see that she is also trying to speak in his terms, after she learned that he is interrested in hers. <br /> Ok, and whats she sayin? <br /> Go back! Go to extreme! <br /> Seems like alternatives, but maybe it is the same in some sense. <br /> <br /> Ok, an then the girls start to dance synchronized and he realises that their worls is not stupid at all and it could be fun to be part of it. <br /> <br /> The funny thing is how the video canges the interpretation of the lyrics. the "Pharao", "the great unknown", "what will be revealed today" and "Follow the line!" get completely different meanings.On the other hand, this fits perfectly to the Perpetual Peace's interpretation of the lyrics. The misleading of the american people — away from the principles of the constitution and the bill of rights. In this sense "What you have already lost, consider as totally lost" means, that if the US use torture themselves, they can never claim to be definding human rights anymore.<br /> <br />