TOM WAITS
- What Keeps Mankind Alive Lyrics / with translations(Weill/Brecht)
You gentlemen who think you have a mission
To purge us of the seven deadly sins
Should first sort out the basic food position
Then start your preaching, that's where it begins
You lot who preach restraint and watch your waist as well
Should learn, for once, the way the world is run
However much you twist or whatever lies that you tell
Food is the first thing, morals follow on
So first make sure that those who are now starving
Get proper helpings when we all start carving
What keeps mankind alive?
What keeps mankind alive?
The fact that millions are daily tortured
Stifled, punished, silenced and oppressed
Mankind can keep alive thanks to its brilliance
In keeping its humanity repressed
And for once you must try not to shriek the facts
Mankind is kept alive by bestial acts
You gentlemen who think you have a mission
To purge us of the seven deadly sins
Should first sort out the basic food position
Then start your preaching, that's where it begins
You lot who preach restraint and watch your waist as well
Should learn, for once, the way the world is run
However much you twist or whatever lies that you tell
Food is the first thing, morals follow on
So first make sure that those who are now starving
What keeps mankind alive?
What keeps mankind alive?
The fact that millions are daily tortured
Stifled, punished, silenced and oppressed
Mankind can keep alive thanks to its brilliance
In keeping its humanity repressed
And for once you must try not to shriek the facts
Mankind is kept alive by bestial acts
Facts about What Keeps Mankind Alive
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What Keeps Mankind Alive is written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht.
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It is first released on November 17, 2006 as part of Tom Waits's album "Orphans" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 36th track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, Tom Waits' 'What Keeps Mankind Alive' critiques societal hypocrisy and the prioritization of survival over morality, using stark imagery and a biting tone to highlight the grim realities that sustain humanity. The lyrics of the song What Keeps Mankind Alive display social commentary while showing the artist's personal feelings about life and his experience of despair and his struggle with anxiety and his development of anger. The song presents two main themes which include people needing essential resources more than anything else and people who preach morality yet behave hypocritically and the practice of surviving through oppressive systems. The lyrics contain mature themes, strong language, and depictions of violence and oppression, making it suitable only for adult audiences.
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What Keeps Mankind Alive falls under the genre Rock.
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What Keeps Mankind Alive song length is 2 minutes and 09 seconds.
Who wrote What Keeps Mankind Alive lyrics?
What Keeps Mankind Alive is written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht.
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When was What Keeps Mankind Alive released?
It is first released on November 17, 2006 as part of Tom Waits's album "Orphans" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 36th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind What Keeps Mankind Alive lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, Tom Waits' 'What Keeps Mankind Alive' critiques societal hypocrisy and the prioritization of survival over morality, using stark imagery and a biting tone to highlight the grim realities that sustain humanity. The lyrics of the song What Keeps Mankind Alive display social commentary while showing the artist's personal feelings about life and his experience of despair and his struggle with anxiety and his development of anger. The song presents two main themes which include people needing essential resources more than anything else and people who preach morality yet behave hypocritically and the practice of surviving through oppressive systems. The lyrics contain mature themes, strong language, and depictions of violence and oppression, making it suitable only for adult audiences.
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Which genre is What Keeps Mankind Alive?
What Keeps Mankind Alive falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song What Keeps Mankind Alive?
What Keeps Mankind Alive song length is 2 minutes and 09 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by musixmatch2Songwriter(s): Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
Record Label(s): 2006 Anti
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