The lyrics are very short, consisting of only 5 lines placed in the middle of the instrumentals, and our sung by Pink on a balcony in a Nazi-like setting. ... Ironically, the lyrics at this point change from love to danger as Pink is shown floating in a pool. ... The lyrics of the song go on to tell about a overprotective mother who teaches her child to build walls around himself so he wont get hurt. ... The lyrics to "Comfortably Numb," were one of the few written by band member David Gilmore. ... Lyrics of this double meaning nature were used by many artists at first to hide things from ...

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The Rolling Stones, on the other hand created controversy with their well thought out lyrics to such songs as Satisfaction'. The lyrics on this particular song were the cause of its ban from the airplay on radio stations all across the US. ...

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Another connection that makes both Bob Dylan and System of a Down guitar/music heroes are the lyrics they spout. Revolutionaries in their own ways, these men fight/fought the system with lyrics criticizing the politics of the world. ... Dylan, System of a Down, and Megadeth all share lyrics that try to say something, along with other protest bands (such as Rage Against the Machine, a protest name in itself). ...

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The term "punk" was derived in 16th century Europe as a way to address a prostitute or harlot. Centuries later, the word became commonly used prisons, used when a male prisoner was perceived to be the property of another male prisoner; forced to acquiesce to dehumanizing demands put upon him, including submission to homosexual assaults and torture. In the 1970's the word "punk" became synonymous with unconventional behaviors which were considered socially unacceptable, disrespectful of standard conservative values, and shocking and appalling to the mainstream society of the time. Intole...

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