"Feed the Machine" adalah lagu yang dibawakan oleh band rock Nickelback. Liriknya menggambarkan kritik terhadap otoritas yang menindas, dengan fokus pada korban yang tak berdosa dan proses dehumanisasi mereka untuk mengabadikan mesin kekuasaan. Ayat-ayat tersebut mengungkap kebohongan dan manipulasi yang digunakan oleh mereka yang berkuasa untuk mengendalikan dan mengeksploitasi masyarakat. Lagu ini juga mempertanyakan penerimaan pasif terhadap penindasan dan peran serta individu dalam mempertahankan ketidakadilan yang terjadi. Melalui paduan suara yang kuat dan lirik yang tajam, "Feed the Machine" menjadi seruan untuk perlawanan terhadap sistem kekuasaan yang menindas dan berbahaya.
Feed the Machine Lyrics
Nickelback
[Verse 1]
Addressing those beneath from high above
Convincing his belief for what you love
Baiting every hook with filthy lies
Another charlatan to idolize
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Is this suppression just in my mind? (just in my mind?)
No more questions, get back in line! (just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
[Verse 2]
The gears forever turn to grind the mice
Will you become the fuel for sacrifice?
Power absolutely all for show
The piper blows his flute and off you go
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Is this obsession behind your eyes? (behind your eyes?)
No more questions, get back in line! (just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
[Bridge]
Why must the blind always lead the blind?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why do I feel like the fault is mine?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why must the weakest be sacrificed?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
No more questions, get back in line!
(Just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
Pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away (wither away)
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
To feed the machine
Addressing those beneath from high above
Convincing his belief for what you love
Baiting every hook with filthy lies
Another charlatan to idolize
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Is this suppression just in my mind? (just in my mind?)
No more questions, get back in line! (just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
[Verse 2]
The gears forever turn to grind the mice
Will you become the fuel for sacrifice?
Power absolutely all for show
The piper blows his flute and off you go
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Is this obsession behind your eyes? (behind your eyes?)
No more questions, get back in line! (just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
[Bridge]
Why must the blind always lead the blind?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why do I feel like the fault is mine?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why must the weakest be sacrificed?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
No more questions, get back in line!
(Just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
Pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (the longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away (wither away)
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (to feed the machine)
To feed the machine
