Track 3: Uprising by Muse
This song reminded me both of Animal Farm and 1984.
The chores reminds me most of Animal Farm. The animals are wanting freedom and they want it now.
“They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious.”
This is how the animals in Animal Farm felt towards the humans before and after the revolution. The animals were tired of the control the humans had over them. When they finally over threw the human that was in charge of them they were victorious. They were in control of themselves and the farm.
“And all the green belts wrapped around our minds,
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined”
The people in 1984 are restricted and have to follow all of the rules that are set on them or they are erased. They are not allowed to think freely which is confining everything even more for Big Brother and helps the “red tape” become stronger around the truth. The truth is being hidden by Big Brother and the people just go along with it because they have all of the restrictions.
This song ties in so nicely! I also like the line "They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down." While they don't use actual drugs, it still reminds me of the brainwashing that occurs to keep the people and animals (sheep specifically) all dumbed down. If only the animals had felt the same and rebelled after the pigs took power too.
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