American the Brutal
2003 · Metal Blade 3984-14444-2 · Florida
- Artist
- Six Feet Under
- Title
- American the Brutal
- Release
- Bringer of Blood
- Year
- 2003
- Label
- Metal Blade # 3984-14444-2
- Format
- Album
- Country
- Florida, USA
- Genre
- Metal · Death Metal
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Death Metal band formed in 1993 in Tampa, Florida, USA, with a revolving line-up, apart from founding vocalist Chris Barnes, former member of Cannibal Corpse. The song "American the Brutal" (Metal Blade Records # 3984-14444-2) was a protest about the Iraq War (2003-2011), referencing the Vietnam War: "I think of my best friend and his stories of Vietnam and now I got a cousin fighting in Iraq". The narrator explained why the Vietnam War is often used for contemporary comparison in songs: "when I want to know the future I look into the past". Like protest songs of the 60s/70s, the narrator pointed the finger at the politicians: "Mr. President I'm not here to do your dirty work", and questioned the justification for the war: "I don't fuckin believe em... worth dying not for oil".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I'd rather died than to live in this fucked world / Mr. President I'm not here to do your dirty work / Alone, I think I'm fighting a losing battle / Worth dying not for oil / NO WAR Amerika the brutal / Listen it's a fucking joke and they make you believe it on the TV / That's how they deceive you / I watch and I listen and I question their reasons / You know what, I don't fuckin believe em / NO WAR Amerika the brutal / When I want to know the future I look into the past / I think of my best friend and his stories of Vietnam / And now I got a cousin fighting in Iraq, and I want her coming back / I'm not afraid to speak my own mind / I don't use the first amendment to hide behind / I'm guaranteed that freedom, I'm born with that right / And for that I'm ready to fight / I'd rather die than to live in this fucked world / Fake president, I'm not here to do your dirty work / Alone I think I'm fighting this losing battle- worth dying? / NO WAR Amerika the brutal
About the artist
Death Metal band formed in 1993 in Tampa, Florida, USA, with a revolving line-up apart from founding vocalist Chris Barnes, former member of Cannibal Corpse.
Themes
Iraq War · Anti-Government · Anti-War · Vet · Vietnam Analogy