Lotus - Cage the Elephant
Woke before the mornin' sun i found it tucked beneath the hills
I sat and watched it rise it hit the sky and burst to flames
The lotus flower's got me thinkin' 'bout the way that we live
I've got this feelin' it's gonna stop
Driven by religion runnin' backwards down a one way road
A course collision split decision tryin' to save your soul
Manifest destiny is just a fancy word for murder
I've got this feelin' it's gonna stop
A billion faces runnin' round my head
All got opinions but the don't mean shit
Keep droppin' bombs until the whole world's dead
They said it's all been done and it's all been said
They'll turn this message into a pop movement
A fashion statement call it politics
You can't mark my words they'll put a spin on it
They say it's all been done
Look outside the box my friend
You heart's been dead since who knows when
It seems we've missed the mark lost all hope and given in
Pack up the suitcase take that handkerchief and wipe off your chin
The fear that drives you needs to be stopped
A billion faces runnin' round my head
All got opinions but the don't mean shit
Keep droppin' bombs until the whole world's dead
They said it's all been done and it's all been said
They'll turn a message into a pop movement
A fashion statement call it politics
You can't mark my words they'll put a spin on it
They say it's all been done
Fell into a daze and found my mind was gone and laid to waste
A battle ground indeed where holy wars have taken place
I saw the sun set watched it travel down and tear through the ground
The hate the drives us needs to be stopped
In this song the author is telling us that the way we are living is not going to be able to go on forever. Eventually we will all end up killing each other one way or another. They are saying that our lifestyles must change. "Keep droppin bombs until the whole world's dead." We are just dropping bombs on each other to solve our conflicts. The last stanza explains how after everything is said and done and all of the bombs have been dropped the people will wake up and see that their lives have gone by and their minds have gone to waste, the beautiful world that they are used to has changed into a destructive battleground. "The hate that drives us needs to be stopped." We all must change for our way of life to go on.
