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Too much information
Well I said you're good for nothing
Come on to the back
I said your needles count for something
Guess I'd better sell you now
Guess I'd be around
Singing for your questions
But you've stolen all of my answers
Too much entertainment drove
And that's not all the colour
Tell me that you've seen a ghost
I'll tell you what to fear the most
Stop!
I said it's happening again!
We're all wasting away!
We're all wasting away!
Too much information
Well I said you're good for nothing
Stitch your part of counterfeit
I said your far out here
Taking at the roads
Where you're taken for the simple codes
Swimming with the fishes
While the serpent waves his tongue
With a belly full of splinters
Now you see that I'm the one
Tell me that you've seen a ghost
I'll tell you what to fear the most
Stop!
I said it's happening again!
We're all wasting away!
We're all wasting away!
Well I said you're good for nothing
Come on to the back
I said your needles count for something
Guess I'd better sell you now
Guess I'd be around
Singing for your questions
But you've stolen all of my answers
Too much entertainment drove
And that's not all the colour
Tell me that you've seen a ghost
I'll tell you what to fear the most
Stop!
I said it's happening again!
We're all wasting away!
We're all wasting away!
Too much information
Well I said you're good for nothing
Stitch your part of counterfeit
I said your far out here
Taking at the roads
Where you're taken for the simple codes
Swimming with the fishes
While the serpent waves his tongue
With a belly full of splinters
Now you see that I'm the one
Tell me that you've seen a ghost
I'll tell you what to fear the most
Stop!
I said it's happening again!
We're all wasting away!
We're all wasting away!
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As pointed out the song is inspired by the Wilfred Owen poem Dulce et Decorum est and parallels the futility of dying for ones country in WW1 as accounted for by Owen, with the unquestioning desire of the western world for going into Afghanistan to give the Taliban a good whacking post 9/11 (“Stop, I said its happening again”)
Every song has something wrong with the lyrics, they don't even make sense!
If you want us to find the meanings, atleast put the correct lyrics for gods sake
Too much information well i said you're good for nothing
Call her to the back i said your needless count for something
Guess I'd better tell you now
Guess I'd better obey you lord
Singing for your questions but you've stolen all my answers
Too much entertainment drunk my nights out on the corner
Tell me that you have seen a ghost
I tell you one to fear the most
Stop
I say it's happening again
Were all wasting away
Were all wasting away
Too much information well i said you're good for nothing
I stitch upon a counter fit i'll send you out for hunting
Digging at the roads where you digging for the simple code
Swimming with the fishes where the serpent leaves his tongue
With a belly full of splinters now you see that I'm the one
Tell me that you have seen a ghost
I'll tell you what to fear the most
Stop
I say it's happening again
Were all wasting away
Were all wasting away
Video clips are no substitute for art, which unfortunately seem to be lacking in this instance.
Citing influences such as Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed and The Who does not actually bestow any artistic integrity. Sorry fellahs.
A random word generator can produce lyrics of a better caliber - Lorem Ipsum has teachings higher than these. lipsum.com
Soccer phenomenon.
The singer watches the boy die, unnecesserily, and this provokes some anger in him to disobey his orders. It shows scenes of the high class commander eating luxury food and sending more young soldiers to deliver a message throught the battlefield. He salutes evey single one of them, as if they are doing some noble mission, when all they are doing is dying out of the laziness of the officer, their life making no huge contribution to the patriotic war.
Kasabian continue to march towards the officers, through the raging battlefield and then finally the singer finds himself face to face with the commanders men. He realises he will be shot, and continues to sing '"stop...we're all wasting away".. whilst saluting the man who shoots him dead for disobeying his orders.
The end quote in relation to the poem by Owen sums up the message of the song, that dying for your country isn't always so patriotic or amazing.
Pretty much saying that dieing for country is not allways glorified or worth it.