Switchfoot – Politicians

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Everything is broken,
Everything is broken,
Everything is breaking down, breaking down

Everything is bleeding,
Everything is bleeding,
Everything is breaking down, breaking down

I pledge allegiance to a country without borders,
Without Politicians,
Watching for my sky to get torn apart

We are broken, we are bitter, we're the problem,
We're the Politicians,
Watching for our sky to get torn apart

Come on and break me

Entropy and aching,
Where have we been aiming?
Everything is fading now,
Fading now

We are the faded,
Splintered and sedated
Everything is fading now,
Fading now

I pledge allegiance to a country without borders,
Without Politicians,
Watching for my sky to get torn apart

We are broken, we are bitter, we're the problem,
We're the Politicians,
Watching for our sky to get torn apart

Come on and break me
Come on and break me

Oh!
Oh!

I pledge allegiance to a country without borders,
Without Politicians,
Politicians,
Politicians,

I am broken, I am bitter!
I'm the problem, I'm the Politician,
Watching for my sky to get torn apart

Come on and break me
Come on and break me

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    General Comment:wonderful song! but do has to do with the kingdom of heavens. in a concert, jon foreman screamed :" this is a song about the kingdom of heavens!!" .."everything is broken"...i think he refers about this world, about our situation, about the selfishness inside each of us, and how that affects us all, just as a politian does with corruption (he's thinking only on himself, not in others)
    And he knows that the only to do something about it is to ask help to the kingdom of heavens ..." I PLEDGE allegiance to a country without borders, without POLITICIANS" ..that politicians most mean the selfish, abusive and wicked part of us". I think that's why it is said that the best way to fight the world is to pray..thats why it says "pledge", and allegiance means "help"...amazing song, i love it! :D
    Flag stephbollitoon December 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song ROX
    Flag THE J3R3MYon May 09, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I have to say this is one of the best switchfoot song s i have heard in alone time And it is the most hard rock song they have done it sound like jon is doing some scremo in there. But this song has nothing to do with the kingdom of heaven.
    Flag skaterpunkrockeron April 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:at the concert i went to on the O!G fall tour, jon said in the middle of the song that it's about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jon's exact words: "This song's about the Kingdom of Heaven."
    Flag gravity12on January 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Not only is this song what Jon is saying, but man'o'man is he crying out in this song (me too). He's tired of the wars going on inside and outside. He sees everything we've been working towards, like cars, homes, money, etc. But all this leads to "entropy and aching". The past few CD's have been about exactly these things, about how the more organized cultures are ignorant and aiming for the wrong things. Songs such as: We Were Meant to Live, Lonely Nation, Happy is a Yuppie Word (by the way, look at the book of Ecclesiastes. I'm pretty sure this is an influence in Switchfoot songs) Easier Than Love, etc. Jon and the rest of the band is definitely tired of the things he sees and wants something done, and not just talk about it. We need to be broken. "Come on and break me."
    Flag Bredderson January 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"this song is not anti-war, it's not anti-anything. it's about coming together and making a difference" - jon foreman
    Flag iloveswitchfooton July 22, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:"A lot of people thought that this song is anti. This is not anti-US, this is not anti-Bush, it's not anti-humanity. For me this is a song that just recognizes that fact that as long as theres a war right in here [points to chest], theres going to be a war everywhere else. In that way I think that it's a really hopeful song. It's not anti anything at all, really. " -Jon

    music psycho, most people would want a song that speaks the truth, right? well, if any song speaks the truth (like all of switchfoot's) it will most likely be a little depressing, seeing as how we live in a depressing world. you can have their songs, or listen to ones that talk about getting dumped for the 15th time.
    Flag ThisSettingSunon July 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:For me, no Switchfoot song is depressing, they are just honest about a depressing world
    Flag eltroyo11on April 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Hmmm. sounds depressing to me...
    Flag music_psychoon April 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Jon Foreman: "We played this one downtown in Washington DC, surrounded on all sides by the government buildings. You see, I believe in democracy because I mistrust all humanity equally, (including myself). Power corrupts us all and we become political, (in the worst connotation of the word). We become simply pawns of our own insatiable hunger for control. Maybe control is a myth, like Santa Claus or the easter bunny: a nice fable that makes the children want to be good all year round. Well, seems to me there's a monster in all of us. I pledge allegiance to a nation without borders, without pride, without politicians like ourselves."
    Flag born2xlon March 17, 2006   Link

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