"Land Of Confusion"

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This remake by Disturbed of the Genesis classic "Land Of Confusion" written by Mike Rutherford seems rather appropriate for the times. If you like Disturbed, you'll love the song. If you don't even know who Disturbed is, be adventurous and go to iTunes and get the song. The song also is an appropriate metaphor for the way I'm feeling these days. So I thought I would share it.


"Land Of Confusion"

I must have dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street

Now, did you read the news today?
They say the danger has gone away
But I can see the fire's still alight
They're burning into the night

There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems
And there's not much love to go around
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in

Oh, superman, where are you now?
When everything's gone wrong somehow?
The men of steel, these men of power
Are losing control by the hour

This is the time, this is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go around
Tell me why this is a land of confusion

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in

I remember long ago
When the sun was shining
And all the stars were bright all through the night
In the wake of this madness, as I held you tight
So long ago

I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know we'll never keep

There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems
And there's not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

Now, this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for

This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing
Just where our lives are going to

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1. I love that song. Like videos?

Here's both Genesis' original video (which is freaky like a bad acid trip) and Disturbed's video (very dark.)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gBdUz_IJ4VA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JpfRcL7KpCU

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2. Excellent! I can't believe I didn't think of that! n/t

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3. The Disturbed video is FUCKING awesome!!! Our nightmares

on video. Features some superhero comic animation and there are Nazi-like symbols on the sides of implements of destruction.

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4. Those Nazi symbols are dollar signs...

stylized to look sort of like swastikas.