Humankind is corrupt.There is no doubt about that. We drink, smoke, party, and make bad choices. There's war, genocide, murder, and countless other monstrosities that are committed by humans and all for different reasons. It might be political, religious, or it may just be because they want to have fun. Whatever the reason, there is corruption in this world. One of the largest sources of corruption comes from our governments. The people who are meant to protect our rights and act as a voice for the people only care about themselves and their own agendas. This is the issue that Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth attempts to tackle. Using the music of the time period, each verse of the song, and the refrain, show the type of government
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As Megadeth says, they start “Acting like a robot / Its metal brain corrodes”. Those who are in power tend to act like a robot. They are very uncaring and they tend to spew out political rhetoric. They do only on thing. They do what they are programmed to do. This is the cause of the next line. Due to the fact that they are, for the main part, just going through the motions, they lose all knowledge of what is going on in the world outside their little corner of the world. The next lines are “You try to take its pulse, Before its head explodes”. Now, these lines are even more metaphorical than the last. The “pulse” is not their literal pulse. The pulse, in a medical sense, is a way that you can see what is wrong and try to make them better. This is what they want. They are looking for a way to take these politicians that aren’t doing their job correctly and make them do their job the right way. This can take the form of talking to them, but in this case it is more likely to be done through revolt, and if we do revolt, we must be safe to not be there when the person’s “head explodes”. This is not a literal explosion. It is an “explosion” of anger. These people will do anything to stay in power, including harming people through non lethals like tear gas and other crowd control tools. They are corrupt and will do anything to stay in power. This verse is then followed by the
As Megadeth says, they start “Acting like a robot / Its metal brain corrodes”. Those who are in power tend to act like a robot. They are very uncaring and they tend to spew out political rhetoric. They do only on thing. They do what they are programmed to do. This is the cause of the next line. Due to the fact that they are, for the main part, just going through the motions, they lose all knowledge of what is going on in the world outside their little corner of the world. The next lines are “You try to take its pulse, Before its head explodes”. Now, these lines are even more metaphorical than the last. The “pulse” is not their literal pulse. The pulse, in a medical sense, is a way that you can see what is wrong and try to make them better. This is what they want. They are looking for a way to take these politicians that aren’t doing their job correctly and make them do their job the right way. This can take the form of talking to them, but in this case it is more likely to be done through revolt, and if we do revolt, we must be safe to not be there when the person’s “head explodes”. This is not a literal explosion. It is an “explosion” of anger. These people will do anything to stay in power, including harming people through non lethals like tear gas and other crowd control tools. They are corrupt and will do anything to stay in power. This verse is then followed by the