Antivist Lyrics
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
I'm sick to death of swallowing every single thing I'm fed
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
You think you're changing anything? Question everything
[Verse 1]
The world is a shit tip, your children are fucked
The ones you think guard you are out for your blood
Well, our minds are battered and washed out with static
But what exactly do you think you're gonna do?
[Pre-Chorus]
United we'll fail, divided we'll fall
We're fucked, but you're making it worse
United we'll fail, divided we'll fall
Give up 'cause you're making it so much worse
[Chorus]
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
I'm sick to death of swallowing every single thing I'm fed
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
You think you're changing anything? Question everything
[Verse 2]
Oh, give me a break, you deluded, ill-informed
Self-serving pricks
If you really believe in the words that you preach
Get off your screens and onto the streets
There will be no peaceful revolution
No war without blood
You can say I'm just a fool that stands for nothing
Well, to that, I say you're a cunt
Kick it!
[Pre-Chorus]
United we'll fail (United we'll fail)
Divided we'll fall (Divided we'll fall)
United we'll fail
We're fucked, but you're making it worse
[Chorus]
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
I'm sick to death of swallowing every single thing I'm fed
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
You think you're changing anything? Question everything
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
I'm sick to death of swallowing every single thing I'm fed
Middle fingers up if you don't give a fuck
You think you're changing anything? Question everything
About
“Antivist” is a sarcastic and angry track from BMTH’s Sempiternal. It talks against “slackvists,” this is why the song’s called “antivist.” The band’s most political song.
In a track-by-track interview with MetalFuckingRocks, vocalist Oli Sykes explained:
It’s about ‘Slacktivists’; online people that just talk shit on Twitter, and ‘Like this if you want to get Obama to die’ or whatever. It’s loads of shit; people think they’re making a difference nowadays just because they’re sat on their fat arses with ill-informed ‘facts’. They think they know everything and that they’re making a difference, and it’s bullshit.
So the lyrics to this one are quite sarcastic, but if you want to make a difference, you have to do more than just sit at your computer. It’s not saying ‘Don’t care about the world’, it’s saying, ‘Don’t think you care about the world and that you’re better than people if you’re doing fuck all’. If you really believe in all that, you’ve got to get up and do more.
The antivist logo features prominently on some BMTH merchandise.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
“Antivist” is a bit of a social commentary. It’s not even about us, it’s just our generation—they’re lazy, sit on their arse and think they’re doing something. Don’t talk about politics; don’t talk about shit you don’t know; say it’s horrible how Texaco have ruined the world and you’re driving around in your tour bus. Everyone being hypocrites, thinking they know what they’re talking about and they don’t know shit.
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