Machine Head - Clenching The Fists Of Dissent Lyrics
[Music: Flynn / McClain / Demmel, Lyrics: Flynn]
War!
Do you hear revolution's call?
Warmongers keep us locked in fear
Invoke the past, a moment of tears
An ugly truth
Put forth by our youth
Under the threat of patriotic brute, so
Use your rage
It is a weapon
We now must engage
Let trumpets sound our call
Or by their lies we will fall
Gnash down our teeth in hate and sing
Sing revolution's song
When they say die
Die for America
[Solo: Flynn, Demmel]
War!
They say that freedom isn't free
It's paid with the lives
Of sons and families
Cause blood is their new currency
And oil pumps the heart of money
So fight as one
Without a fucking gun
Words are the bullets to this revolution
Use your pain
The battlegrounds, the streets are ablaze
Excess will pave their path
The winds of change, our bloodbath
Gnash down our teeth in hate and sing
Sing revolution's song
When they say die
Die for America
Power and prejudice
Actions they use to pit against
Terror, insurgency
Words uses to scare conformity
It's propaganda, it's their hypocrisy
Free to choose our own slavery
All suffer humanity
[Solo: Demmel, Flynn; Demmel, Flynn]
Fight
Fight -- for all that you love
Scream -- choking with foot upon threat
Blind -- star spangled eyes
Death -- no more the truth you will hide
No, more
So how do they sleep?
When our mothers weep
They're selling our souls
And our blood for oil
Our generation
Can be the fucking one
That overcomes the greed
Of corrupt nations
Have no shame
You're not alone in thinking
This is fucking insane
Rise up and take your stand
And curl the fingers of your hand
And I don't know what to do
Cause I don't have the answers
But with ever ounce of strength
I'll vow to fight this cancer
Didn't say I want to lead
I just might let you down
Didn't say believe in me
Just hold this common ground
I'm just as lost as you
And probably more confused
So fucking far from perfect
My mind wrecked from abuse
There's something fucking wrong
When war takes sons and daughters
Our lambs misled to slaughter
War!
Clenching the fists of dissent
Lies!
Clenching the fists of dissent
Fear!
Clenching the fists of dissent
Change!
Clenching to hope
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Machine Head Clenching The Fists Of Dissent Comments
Their last good album. What an album.
Probably their best song, among Halo and Aesthetics of Hate.
This song is so gad dyamn hopeful. Still in my top 10 of greatest metal tracks of all time. I come back here to remember how to feel motivated. A debt I'll never be able to repay.
This and A farewell to arms is one my favorites I listen to it on my way to work every morning
Fuck yeah dude!
Maybe we should stand up and stop all war... we are all slaves no doubt about that. we are all just to fat and lazy to do anything about it
The outro riff to this song is heavier than being smited 666 times by the hammer of Thor and then being thrown into a black hole.
This whole album is imo the best m achine head album.
Bastards wasnt really that bad
Yes, it is.
5:47 sounds very Trivium influenced
Do YOU hear revolution's call?
Remember back when you'd 1st bought this album and this song began, And your thinking yeah ok.... Then that riff explodes into your ears and you think HOLY FUCKING SHITE !!!1
Probably the only song with time signature changes that made me fucking head bang my neck off (8:41)
Best Machine Head song
This is a great fucking protest anthem for today's political climate. Fuck Trump, all hail Machine Head.
I love this song, and think Trump is great. Fuck you for bringing politics into this.
Good thing Ahrue left Machine Head because we wouldn't have this masterpiece.
Greatest fuckin outro ever!
Jesus piece of shit!!! 🤘
Opening an album with a 10 minute song can easily be a massive failure. This song is so good , that it actually helped this album become an instant classic.
So true
Friend in high school showed me this band and album. I feel in love soooo fast with metal music.
One of the heaviest out there.
Hearing Bastards I came here to cleanse my ears and my soul...
UNE TUERIE!!!!!
best album from them
Easily one of the best songs ever recorded!!
The ending is soooo Eyeless (by Slipknot)
John Appleseed ehhh... Kinda... Not really
1:38 where is vaporwave?
It's all in your head.........
Machine Head are good. Too bad that Flynn's political thinking is garbage :)
I wouldn't say it's garbage, but his execution to express it in songwriting now is garbage.
More likely, your political thinking is steaming feces.
SkullPunisher446
I’ll never understand how standing up & fighting for the rights of the oppressed is viewed as ‘garbage political thinking’?!!? The rich right wingers have the poor right wingers SO fucking brainwashed into thinking that the current system is the best system.....it’s so fucking irritating 😠
too bad that you probably are a fucking ns and deserve to die
Dude you're a fucking idiot. Defend hate...and hate is all you'll be met with.
I remember when I was a young lad listening to Machine Head's albums, The Blackening and Through the Ashes of Empires.
Thank you father for passing these albums and introducing me to metal. The best thing to ever happen in my life.
it's like putting your face in front of a fan while it's on the highest setting
777 likes!
8:09 I live for this moment in the song
For me the ultimate metalsong!
Show Demaaaaaaaiii!!!!!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
What is Robb saying at 4:54 ~ 5:06 ???
Someone help me plz (+_+)
the guitar solo makes me think of Morrowind too
What, why?
I swear I only listen to this just for the end xD
Interesting. My favorite part is the intro.
Varsam Grey have to admit, the end is seriously good but so is the whole track.
lovely 240p quality fuck mate
08:45 aye
This is beyond heavy! The riffs are insanely heavy!
+Brandon Koncyk Metal \m/
I love machine head man
The fucking solo makes me headbang so hard every time! Absolutely love it, tried playing it for myself and it made me so happy that I could do it
its been like.. 7 years when i listened to this the last time.. ..the feels.. oh my god
I understand you.
machine fucking head!!!!!!
What is Robb saying at the beginning?
+SpinalAlloy BEEHOOOOOOYEAHHHHNNGGG
+SpinalAlloy Parts of the actual lyrics to the song. I hear "Do you hear revolution's call... warmongers keep us..." and "...and when they come for you, what will you do? Will we find a way? Will we find a way?
Beholllllddddddd!!!!!
FUCK! Badass riffs and a powerful, resonating message. Plain kickassery
15/2/16, 15/2/16, 15/2/16, 15/2/16, 15/2/16 Clermont, i'll be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they should not fade out the last part so quickly... its a fucking eargasm,,, they should keep it for like 3 more minutes ;)
This could have been the only song on this album and I still would love it.
Needle Head damn right it's so sprawling and grand but doesn't overstay its welcome and that FUCKING RIFF
That would be Halo for me
Always been my favorite song by Machine Head and probably the best opener for an album ever! FUCK YEAH!
Um ... that's very much opinion based and subjective
@Darkstar8473 well, of course lol
Bacon and cheese has been stuffed into a crust A. great name. B. this is probably one of my most quoted metal sings of all time and why my kids will be trained in self defense
It's definitely one of my favorites.
Punk rock In the wrong hands I love Aesthetics of hate dude :D
I remember listening to this when it came out, loved it since.
+ChannelAsh100 Love you too Ol Greg! Done any more paintings of Baileys recently? And if you find a way to get closer without getting your eyes wet, I'd love to know!
What a cool kick*** Song!!!!
Brother no need for tags, Fuck the world.
that solo gave me goosebumps
YOU'RE NOT THE REAL FRODO!
Prove it suckah
+Frodo Baggins Ough where is your Sam? hoh?! Where !
WAAAAR!!!!
This song makes me remember the good old days when I was just getting into thrash/death metal.
This song came on the radio and I was hooked.
Renee Smith this came on the radio!? Must be nice.
Damn man, lucky you. The heaviest shit that is played on my radio is Metallica or Megadeth, or "Cowboys from Hell" by Pantera.
The heaviest shit that gets played on UK radio is ABBA.
Horror and Halloween 101 I consider you both lucky, the heaviest I get on my radio is Enter Sandman or Zeppelin. Same ole same ole
Best band in metal
Definitely one of them.
love this song, its gets me real worked up over the war, this reminds me of everyone who's over there dying, im going to make a music vid soon hopefully, trying to get good of news clips exc.. to use
the solo that starts at the 5th minute reminds me of something classical, any idea what it might be?
Auriga I know that maybe is a little too late to answer but it's winter by vivaldi ;)