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Went to see Metallica at MCI Center in October, as they made a non-pop bullshit record, and I felt obligated to reward them for not putting out pop bullshit for the first time in 14 years.
Of course, the majority of people there seemed to be natural conservatives.
It is interesting, then, that Metallica pulled out Disposable Heroes for one of the encores, which apparently they had been doing often on this leg of the tour.
For those that are not familiar with the song, they lyrics are:
Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all Victim of what said should be a servant `til I fall
Soldier boy, made of clay now an empty shell twenty one, only son but he served us well Bred to kill, not to care just do as we say finished here, Greeting Death he's yours to take away
Back to the front you will do what I say, when I say Back to the front you will die when I say, you must die Back to the front you coward you servant you blindman
Barking of machinegun fire, does nothing to me now sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow More a man, more stripes you bare, glory seeker trends bodies fill the fields I see the slaughter never ends
Why, Am I dying? Kill, have no fear Lie, live off lying Hell, Hell is here
I was born for dying
Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say had no chance to see myself, moulded day by day Looking back I realize, nothing have I done left to die with only friend Alone I clench my gun
I have to say props to Metallica for challenging their audience in wartime. Every artist should do it, especially when their audience is red-leaning.
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