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Politicians Lyrics
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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AiR7oN
10-03-2005

Rated +2 
Awesome song! When I saw Switchfoot live, Jon Foreman said that people misunderstand this song and its not actually about politicians, its about the politician inside of us. It's kind of difficult to understand either way...But its a pretty pumping song and I really like it. The way I see it this song is about the fact that we all want to be in control, in power, like politicians. Yet theres noone that we can really trust, because everyone is looking out for themselves (sounds alot like the politicians we know eh). So I think Switchfoot are saying that they want to live for a country (could be taken as living for God) without these people in power or control. They want out from the entropy, the greed and the corruption. Anyways thats what the song means to me.

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youreyes
11-05-2005

Rated 0 
I saw them at the Nothing is Sound tour, and as AiR7oN said, Foreman said it was misunderstood. He said it comes across as being anitestablishment, but in fact it's about knowing that there is something better than what we have right now. I love the music as well as the message.

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OnDistantShores
12-18-2005

Rated +1 
It's about heaven. Thats the country "without borders, without politicians" and he's pledging allegiance to it, and not to this broken, bleeding, faded world.

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tat_is_legend
02-03-2006

Rated 0 
I love this song.
Personally, I believe it has many meanings.

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born2xl
03-17-2006

Rated +1 
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."

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music_psycho
04-06-2006

Rated 0 
Hmmm. sounds depressing to me...

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eltroyo11
04-10-2006

Rated 0 
For me, no Switchfoot song is depressing, they are just honest about a depressing world

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ThisSettingSun
07-15-2006

Rated 0 
"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.

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iloveswitchfoot
07-22-2006

Rated 0 
"this song is not anti-war, it's not anti-anything. it's about coming together and making a difference" - jon foreman

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Bredders
01-06-2007

Rated 0 
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."

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gravity12
01-29-2007

Rated 0 
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."

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skaterpunkrocker
04-03-2007

Rated 0 
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.

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THE J3R3MY
05-09-2007

Rated 0 
this song ROX

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stephbollito
12-20-2007

Rated 0 
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

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