In the AAA song “War Machine Breakdown,” the band comments on the power held by political leaders today, especially the power to wage war against other nations. They say that authority today is corrupt and decisions are made based on the benefits of those in power and people who hold economic power, not those who they are representing. They want to break away from the current political system and people who just go along with what the government tells them to do.
“I can see you're in control,
Abusing what you hold.
Authority is bought and sold,
Suffocate the truth, we breathe the lies you've told.
So you send the kids off to war, (Not yours)
Once again the rich kill the poor.
Don't wanna kill (Kill!), fight (Fight!),
Or die for you.
Safe inside your big glass towers,
Sending kids out to be devoured.
Don't wanna kill (Kill!), fight (Fight!),
Or die for your war machine.
I just wanna breakaway,
I wanna break you one day
And everyone who blindly obeys
The things you do and the lies you say.”
Abusing what you hold.
Authority is bought and sold,
Suffocate the truth, we breathe the lies you've told.
So you send the kids off to war, (Not yours)
Once again the rich kill the poor.
Don't wanna kill (Kill!), fight (Fight!),
Or die for you.
Safe inside your big glass towers,
Sending kids out to be devoured.
Don't wanna kill (Kill!), fight (Fight!),
Or die for your war machine.
I just wanna breakaway,
I wanna break you one day
And everyone who blindly obeys
The things you do and the lies you say.”
Eleni Mitoulis
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