[Part 1... 4/5] Next up, I played The Barbarians, which is directed at the God Machine protecting itself with young innocence. This track has one of many connections to Rage Against the Machine, which can be found on this album. Check out the lyrics to Renegades of Funk by RATM below for a greater context of this song and GVF's overall message. “Mothers of barbarians Were your young so spry when they left to die? We are Are we prisoners or renegades? Well, I've done my time Behold visions of burning skies Alas, Babylon” GVF indicates they are renegades. Here’s Renegades of Funk: “No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now We are the force of another creation A new musical revelation And we're on this musical mission to help the others listen (GVF) And groove from land to land singin' electronic chants like Zulu nation Revelations Destroy our nations Destroy our nations Now renegades are the people with their own philosophies They change the course of history Everyday people like you and me” The album has numerous connections to Rage Against the Machine, particularly their album The Battle of Los Angeles. In summary, GVF conveys a similar message to RATM, but with a much different tone. I will dive into this further another time... Next, I played ‘Tears of Rain,’ a song that cries out for environmental change… “Drifting through the plains before us As it turns to dust before our eyes Pleading for a God to pour us (God Machine) Just a little bit of rain from an empty sky Who will bring the rain? Oh Who will bring the rain? Hey Who will bring the rain?” Then I played Broken Bells. Text does not do these lyrics justice. Our time is coming… “And I believe there comes a time When out of silence we will sing And even broken bells will ring Not all the answers are the same Yet we still play thе game” (Fiat) ... View quoted note →