didn t wanna die on the killing floor
It s time to strike a match and burn it down, we won t take this anymore, he d work them within inches of their lives
When we struck that match and burned it down, but we drove ourselves to the ground
they felt these flames had set these workers free
As the workers danced around the fire having fun, it was a blazing jubilee
they felt these flames had set these workers free
They all were sick and tired of this stuff, they all were sick and tired of this stuff
The old man pulled up terrified and screamed what have you done?, then muscled in with kerosene and lanterns to ignite
When we struck that match and burned it down, it s time to strike a match and burn it down, they all were sick and tired of this stuff
he d work them within inches of their lives
He was a surly master and though his workers all had wives, as the workers danced around the fire having fun
Now you ve gone and blown us all sky high, they waited for the old man to head home for the night
But we drove ourselves to the ground, why d we have to go and burn it down?
He was a surly master and though his workers all had wives, it s time to strike a match and burn it down
An old man had a factory that folks called the killing floor, not gonna die on the killing floor The, an old man had a factory that folks called the killing floor
didn t wanna die on the killing floor
then muscled in with kerosene and lanterns to ignite
not gonna die on the killing floor
But all too late they realized their mistake, an old man had a factory that folks called the killing floor, the old man pulled up terrified and screamed what have you done?
he won t work us into the ground
he won t work us into the ground
it s time to strike a match and burn it down
As the workers danced around the fire having fun, didn t wanna die on the killing floor
We won t take this anymore, they felt these flames had set these workers free
This factory was the only thing that kept us all alive, now you ve gone and blown us all sky high, but all too late they realized their mistake
this factory was the only thing that kept us all alive
it was a blazing jubilee
The last line, "We'd we have to go and burn it down?" makes me imagine that all the workers and the factory owner ended up cursed in the afterlife to relive their last few minutes for all eternity. The righteous anger of the workers, their reckless revolt, the factory owner's horror when he realizes what's about to happen. And now they sing, and they lament the fact that neither side was willing to compromise.
Dr. Steel introduced me to the world of steampunk music. I Googled this band after hearing they were in the same genre, this was the first result, and I'm off to an amazing start; love this style, love this song, love this band.
I love the lesson of this song.
Both the exploiter and the exploited were wrong.
The old man caused the rebellion
The workers were too ignorant to make sure they wouldn't regret it later
You can't give too much power to the worker or the employees, or it will end in a disaster.
Ok, three things.
First: Why aren't you guys more popular?
Two: Why am I just finding about you guys now?
Three: Why can't I like a video more than once?