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And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Now don't get me wrong, I love what you done with the place
I just wish we had a chance to help build it
Instead of just moving into this home of disrepair
And expect it to work, prosper and then share
Constantly relying on consuming to feel content
But only because we lost such with this home that we've spent
Trillions of dollars paying for our wants and not our needs
And now we're growing tired of planting bleary-eyed seeds
And I'm not saying that we could do better
But given the chance we'd try
We dig up the earth's not won soil
And feel the drench with greedy eyes
And I'm not saying that we could do better
But given the chance we'd try
We dig up the earth's not won soil
And feel the drench with greedy eyes
Imagine
Switch
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
Deep breaths, clenched fists
Here comes another juggernaut
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
What the hell, what happened now?
I really don't know, man
We'll do what we've always done
Shut our eyes and hope for the best
No, we're gonna face this
And step out onto the tracks
Stare it right in the face
Thou shall not pass
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I think that it is a sign
Deep breaths, clenched fists
Here comes another juggernaut
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm think that it's a sign
And I do not think we're invincible
And I hope that we've still got time
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
The idea of community
Will be something displayed at a museum
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Now don't get me wrong, I love what you done with the place
I just wish we had a chance to help build it
Instead of just moving into this home of disrepair
And expect it to work, prosper and then share
Constantly relying on consuming to feel content
But only because we lost such with this home that we've spent
Trillions of dollars paying for our wants and not our needs
And now we're growing tired of planting bleary-eyed seeds
And I'm not saying that we could do better
But given the chance we'd try
We dig up the earth's not won soil
And feel the drench with greedy eyes
And I'm not saying that we could do better
But given the chance we'd try
We dig up the earth's not won soil
And feel the drench with greedy eyes
Imagine
Switch
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
Deep breaths, clenched fists
Here comes another juggernaut
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
What the hell, what happened now?
I really don't know, man
We'll do what we've always done
Shut our eyes and hope for the best
No, we're gonna face this
And step out onto the tracks
Stare it right in the face
Thou shall not pass
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm thinking that it's a sign
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
Crushing all in its path
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I think that it is a sign
Deep breaths, clenched fists
Here comes another juggernaut
And I know that we've still got time
But I do not think we're invincible
And I'm think that it's a sign
And I do not think we're invincible
And I hope that we've still got time
'Cause I do not think we're invincible
The idea of community
Will be something displayed at a museum
Lyrics submitted by bmmpunk, edited by TheAdvance
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"Juggernauts" as written by Roughton Reynolds, Chris Batten, Liam Rory Clewlow, Robert Rolfe
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I really don't know man
We'll do what we've always done?
Shut our eyes and hope for the best?
NO! We're gonna face this
We'll step out onto the tracks
And stare it right in the face
Thou shall not pass.
I think these lyrics are about the unknown man(guy who stood in front of tanks in Bejeing protesting against the massacre in Tinamen square in 1989) .
What will happen now- protests against sensorship and the government in general have been trampled on and in effective. The next few lines are about him saying No, no more shutting our eyes (connotations of propaghanda) and hoping for the best, and having the strength to stop the tanks (stare it right in the face thou shalt not pass).
This links to the idea of juggernauts, the fact that one man standing for a nations rights triumphs over man made death machines, proves how brave ordrinary people, the likes of the tank guy, the likes of those killed in the 1989 protests. This enables a juxtaposition between the tank guy, (just ordrinary) and the chinese government to develop. In society, the people who stand up for their rights are the real juggernauts, not tanks, fighter jets nuclear weapens etc etc etc.
ALSO.........
FUCKING TUNE!!
Enter Shikari come from St. Albans, where I live and tescos were trying to build a big superstore where a row of little shops were near a residential area
Anyway there was a big uproar about it, and that's what Juggernauts is about :)
It's obviously an expample of the bigger picture, like all of you are saying, but initially, that's what the song's actually about ;)
A couple of points:
1- Free Trade is nothing new and is one of the greatest things to ever happen. It has been scientifically proven to benefit all parties. In fact, the more "free" a country is the faster it has growth in average standard of living, rates of education, and civil rights for minority groups and women. In fact, breakdowns in free trade and protectionist policies are to blame for some of the greatest poverty on earth
2- Capitalism combined with individual property rights has spurred the greatest and fastest technological innovation period (the last couple centuries) the world has ever seen. Read "The 5,000 year leap" good book.
3- Global Warming.... Don't even get me started.
Seriously kids, read a book, get some education. Its much better that repeating the latest controversial, "hip" thing that everyone should be pissed about and yet everyone is wrong about.
That being said, my favorite new song is zonked. good stuff. Sorry I just get really angry when people say Free Trade is a bad thing. Its sooo ignorant that its offensive
Its all just a bunch of muddled shit. If you try to pin the blame on any institution, your argument will have holes. There are greedy people out there and the U.S. is suffering at their cost. Same goes for the U.K.
"The 5,000 year leap" in technology was definitely the offspring of our consumer economy, but Rou said it in the song:
"I just wish we had a chance to help build it instead of just moving into this home of disrepair and expect it to work, prosper, and then share constantly relying on consuming to feel content but only because we lost such with this home that we've spent trillions of dollars paying for our wants and not our needs."
Okay, I've had an actual, well-reasoned insight into what this song may signify. I have a lot of faith in Shikari not to produce such meaningless, generic drivel as it being about 'the environment' or 'how we are destroying the world, and the juggernaut is mankind, as we tear up what we inherited' or other such bullcrap. That doesn't fit the lyrics at all. The idea of it being about capitalism has a bit more weight - especially what EssenceInTheHeart says about maybe hearing that Shikari said it was about plans to open a Tesco in their home town. To be honest I think its more likely that than my idea - look at the lyrics, it fits. And I can certainly identify with that, Tesco are rediculous invaders.
But my view is that it's about immigration. Any Brit will know that this is a VERY current issue close to our hearts. Let's look at the lyrics:
The stuff about 'time' and 'being invincible' refers (possibly) to the fact that we're putting off the inevitable of closing our borders, as they later call for in the song.
Now the verse, see this in the context of an immigrant from a different culture, maybe one who doesn't necessarily appreciate what is being given to him/her in terms of provisions and opportunities. I'll not spell each line out. Most of them fit this idea very well.
"Back in the day as empires made haste
To colonize, to claim, to control and contain.
We sat patiently in the future, helpless."
Quite what they're saying here I'm not sure, there are a few possibilities eg. we forged our international borders back in the days of conquest, and now we have to look back helplessly on how they were drawn up inequitably with some countries rich and some poor. We can't change that now. Or it could be about the colonization of cultural immigration.
The idea of "We'll do what we've always done? Shut our eyes and hope for the best?" is very in keeping with politicans' inability do even properly discuss the issue.
As for the juggernauts themselves, they're the lorries that many many immigrants stow away in. Also they're a metaphor for them coming in droves, but the lorries are where the idea comes from. 'Thou shalt not pass!' sums up the band's view on what should be done for these groups of immigrants.
Well that's my interpretation - I'm sure if they wanted to make a song about capitalism or the environment they'd do a much better, less ambiguous job than that - it's definately not about the latter.
(Note: my own views on immigration are distinctly undecided - though I do not agree with the band as I interpret them.)
The first verse is a dead giveaway. they are saying we should stand up to the
corrupt companies and government system i.e. the juggernauts, who seem to be controlling the world with money.
it's gonna go so mental on this song..
can't waiiiiiit.
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