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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Bewildered Herd" by the artist "Therapy?"

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This is the meaning of the lyrics to "Bewildered Herd" by Therapy?:

The song expresses a profound sense of alienation and helplessness in the face of humanity's self-destructive behavior.

The speaker feels detached from life, observing it from a distance as if it were a parade that has already passed. He is unable to fully engage with the world ("can't touch the flame"), experience its fullness ("can't quench the thirst"), and is left to watch as everything crumbles ("Am I watching it all burn?").

The metaphor of "eating plastic and lead" illustrates the destructive consumption that poisons the world ("infected by our being"). The speaker questions why we persist in this behavior when it ultimately leads to ashes.

The feeling of helplessness and confusion is emphasized by the image of the "bewildered herd." People are moving together without direction, like panicked animals. The final monologue reinforces the sense of hopelessness. Humanity is compared to dinosaurs, doomed to extinction.

Overall, "Bewildered Herd" is a cautionary song, reflecting fear for the future and impotence in the face of global problems.

I don't need to live a life

When I can watch it all the time,

Like waving to a parade

That has long since passed me by.

[Chorus:]

(Can't touch the flame)

Everything's on fire.

(Can't quench the thirst)

Do I watch it burn?

(What you gonna do now?)

And distract myself

In the bewildered herd.

Eating plastic and lead

In a world plagued by our presence.

Why do we force-feed ourselves,

When it all tastes of ashes?

[Chorus:]

(Can't touch the flame)

Everything's on fire.

(Can't quench the thirst)

Do I watch it burn?

(What you gonna do now?)

And distract myself

In the bewildered herd.

(I'm not saying that life will end or the world will end

Or the universe will cease to exist but man will cease to exist,

Just like the dinosaurs passed into extinction.

The same thing will happen to us,

We're not fucking important.)

[Chorus: x2]

(Can't touch the flame)

Everything's on fire.

(Can't quench the thirst)

Do I watch it burn?

(What you gonna do now?)

And distract myself

In the bewildered herd.

The bewildered herd. [x3]

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