Ize of the World Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
Night after night, you turn off the light
You don't fall asleep right away, "Are we, are we done?"

[Chorus 2]
A desk to organize
A product to advertise
A market to monopolize
Movie stars to idolize
Leaders to scandalize
Enemies to neutralize
No time to apologize
Fury to tranquilize!
Weapons to synchronize
Cities to vapori–

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Genius Annotation

Ize of the World is a look at the state of modern society and how it inhibits true social growth by molding young adults into boring, law-abiding adults who cause no problems. Julian asks why we as a society allow things to remain in this status quo wherein more and more freedoms are being taken from us.

His use of all the “ize” words (e.g. criticize, modernize, desensitize, etc.) call out society for focusing on these ultimately unimportant details when we should be trying to improve the world by focusing on ending conflicts, stopping the dangers of nuclear weapons, or even something as simple as living in a way that makes us, as individuals or as a group, happy.

“Ize” is also a possible play of words for “Eyes”, as this is told as if Mother Earth had a mouth and saying what she saw and what could be better about it.

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Credits
Produced By
Bass Guitar
Recorded At
Red Carpet Studios, Allaire Studios
Release Date
January 3, 2006
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