Bad Religion - Emancipation Of The Mind Lyrics

Bad Religion Lyrics

"Emancipation Of The Mind"

Walls of suspicion, spandrels of doubt
Spasms of uncertainty, a world all inside-out
Ubiquitous confusion, heads in the sand
Self-appointed experts making claims they can't defend
Or even understand

The commons turned out to be a tragedy
Oh, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind

Hey! Chains of superstition all come undone
Vivid illumination that's brighter than the sun
A handicap of bigotry and prejudice
All becomes a hinterland, a smoky wilderness...
The dominion of ignorance

The commons turned out to be a tragedy
Oh, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind

It's a stalemate of morality
A debt for all mankind
These haughty mental shackles make us blind
To what is really right

The commons turned out to be a tragedy
Yeah, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind

See what you can find
If you take a different line
Emancipation of the mind

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Writer(s): Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz

Vocalist Greg Graffin told about this track, "I think the song really is a celebration of enlightenment values that can be cultivated through enthusiastic learning and open-mindedness. So often we're told what to think. But learning how to think (as opposed to learning what to think) is a true feeling of emancipation from the constraints of indoctrination that are so commonplace in our society."

"Emancipation Of The Mind" was recorded to be included on Bad Religion's 2019 album "Age Of Unreason", but the track did make the cut.

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