- Brainwashed - George Harrison

[MNoBody]

This song deserves its own thread

[Verse 1]
Brainwashed in our childhood
Brainwashed by the school
Brainwashed by our teachers
And brainwashed by all their rules
Brainwashed by our leaders
By our kings and queens
Brainwashed in the open
And brainwashed behind the scenes

[Chorus]
God, God, God
A voice cried in the wilderness
God, God, God
It was on the longest night
God, God, God
An eternity of darkness
God, God, God
Someone turned out the spiritual light

[Verse 2]
Brainwashed by the Nikkei
And brainwashed by Dow Jones
Brainwashed by the FTSE
Nasdaq and secure loans
Brainwashed us from Brussels
Brainwashing us in Bonn
Brainwashing us in Washington

[Chorus]
Westminster in London
God, God, God
You are the wisdom that we seek
God, God, God
The lover that we miss
God, God, God
Your nature is eternity
God, God, God
You are Existence, Knowledge, Bliss

[Spoken Word]
The soul does not love, it is love itself
It does not exist, it is existence itself
It does not know, it is knowledge itself
'How to Know God' Page 130

[Verse 3]
They brainwashed my great uncle
Brainwashed my cousin Bob
They even got my grandma
When she was working for the mob
Brainwash you while you're sleeping
While in your traffic jam
Brainwash you while you're weeping
While still a baby in your pram
Brainwashed by the military
Brainwashed under duress
Brainwashed by the media
You're brainwashed by the press
Brainwashed by computer
Brainwashed by mobile phones
Brainwashed by the satellite
Brainwashed to the bone
[Chorus]
God, God, God
Won't You lead us through this mess
God, God, God
From the places of concrete
God, God, God
Nothings worse than ignorance
God, God, God
I just won't accept defeat
God, God, God
Must be something I forgot
God, God, God
Down on Bull**** Avenue
God, God, God
If we can only stop the rot
God, God, God
Wish that you'd brainwash us too

[Outro]
Namah Parvati Pataye Hare Hare Mahadev[x3]
Shiva Shiva Shankara Mahadeva
Hare Hare Hare Hare Mahadeva
Shiva Shiva Shankara Mahadeva[x2]
Namah Parvati Pataye Hare Hare[x2]
Shiva Shiva Shankara Mahadeva[x2]

 

[icehorse]

The song seems to have two themes, one of which i agree with

 

[Kenny]

Interesting psalm

Ephesians 5:26
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

John 15:3
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Thankfully, my brain has been washed and cleaned.

 

[MNoBody]

 

[MNoBody]

brainwashed playlist track 2

 

[MNoBody]

Happy Spring Equinox to all you RF'ers.

 

[Valjean]

Interesting, but the meter's all over the place.

 

[MNoBody]

Interesting, but the meter's all over the place.

well, you do make a valid point, .....he might have been into the hash heavier than usual during the writing, but the jist of it is the thing, more than the jingle
so i thought it appropriate to have in the music section of this forum as it is relevant archival material from a recent mystic [of sorts]

 

[atanu]

Interesting, but the meter's all over the place.

Hey hey.