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Suzanne Vega Institution Green Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 7.53/10 [19 votes]Album: Days of Open Hand / Original Release Date: 1990-04-17Genre: RockSong Duration: 6 min 15 sec
SUZANNE VEGA
- Institution Green Lyrics / with translationsInstitution green
The walls are cracked and dim
And we are standing in a line
Waiting for our faces to be seen
Institution green
Watch the floor and cound the hours
None will meet my eyes
Private people in this public place
I wonder if they'll take a look
Find my name inside that book
Lose me on the printed page
Where to point the aimless rage
I cast my vote upon this earth
Take my place for what it's worth
Hunger for a pair of eyes
To notice and to regognize
Institution green
A woman stands behind a table
She will call my name
After that I'll be admitted in
I wonder if she'll take a look
Find my name inside that book
Lose me on the printed page
Where to point the aimless rage
I cast my vote upon this earth
Take my place for what it's worth
Hunger for a pair of eyes
To notice and to regognize
Institution green
Teach me how to pull the lever
Push the curtain closed
Take what's needed then just
Let me go
The walls are cracked and dim
And we are standing in a line
Waiting for our faces to be seen
Institution green
Watch the floor and cound the hours
None will meet my eyes
Private people in this public place
I wonder if they'll take a look
Find my name inside that book
Lose me on the printed page
Where to point the aimless rage
I cast my vote upon this earth
Take my place for what it's worth
Hunger for a pair of eyes
To notice and to regognize
A woman stands behind a table
She will call my name
After that I'll be admitted in
I wonder if she'll take a look
Find my name inside that book
Lose me on the printed page
Where to point the aimless rage
I cast my vote upon this earth
Take my place for what it's worth
Hunger for a pair of eyes
To notice and to regognize
Institution green
Teach me how to pull the lever
Push the curtain closed
Take what's needed then just
Let me go
Facts about Institution Green
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Institution Green is written by Suzanne Vega, Anton Sanko.
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It is first released on April 17, 1990 as part of Suzanne Vega's album "Days of Open Hand" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, in 'Institution Green' by Suzanne Vega, the artist reflects on the dehumanizing experience of bureaucracy, using the metaphor of an institution to convey feelings of anonymity and powerlessness. The repeated imagery of being 'lost on the printed page' symbolizes the individual's struggle to be seen and recognized within a system that reduces people to mere names and numbers. The lyrics of Institution Green focus on social issues while expressing feelings of despair and isolation and self-reflective thoughts and internal conflict. The song establishes alienation as a central theme by demonstrating how people lose their sense of self and their ability to feel purpose through frustration and their need to conform to social expectations. The lyrics contain themes of institutionalization and aimless rage, which may be complex for younger audiences. The language does not contain explicit content, but the themes and imagery require parental guidance for interpretation and discussion.
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Institution Green falls under the genre Rock.
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Institution Green song length is 6 minutes and 15 seconds.
Who wrote Institution Green lyrics?
Institution Green is written by Suzanne Vega, Anton Sanko.
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When was Institution Green released?
It is first released on April 17, 1990 as part of Suzanne Vega's album "Days of Open Hand" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Institution Green lyrics?
When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, in 'Institution Green' by Suzanne Vega, the artist reflects on the dehumanizing experience of bureaucracy, using the metaphor of an institution to convey feelings of anonymity and powerlessness. The repeated imagery of being 'lost on the printed page' symbolizes the individual's struggle to be seen and recognized within a system that reduces people to mere names and numbers. The lyrics of Institution Green focus on social issues while expressing feelings of despair and isolation and self-reflective thoughts and internal conflict. The song establishes alienation as a central theme by demonstrating how people lose their sense of self and their ability to feel purpose through frustration and their need to conform to social expectations. The lyrics contain themes of institutionalization and aimless rage, which may be complex for younger audiences. The language does not contain explicit content, but the themes and imagery require parental guidance for interpretation and discussion.
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Which genre is Institution Green?
Institution Green falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Institution Green?
Institution Green song length is 6 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Suzanne Vega, Anton SankoRecord Label(s): 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc
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