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This song is a commentary on the Vietnam War and a criticism of the politicians who were running it.
Schizoid personality disorder is a personality disorder that renders the subject somewhat detached, apathetic, recluse in a fantasy world rather than tied to real connections.
The song acts as a ki...
[Part I: 21st Century Schizoid Man]
[Verse 1]
Cat's foot, iron claw
Neurosurgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door
[Refrain]
Twenty-first century schizoid man
[Verse 2]
Blood rack, barbed wire
Politicians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
[Refrain]
Twenty-first century schizoid man
[Part II: Mirrors]
[Instrumental]
[Part III: 21st Century Schizoid Man (Reprise)]
[Verse 3]
Death seed, blind man's greed
Poets' starving, children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
[Refrain]
Twenty-first century schizoid man
[Instrumental Outro]
21st Century Schizoid Man was written by Robert Fripp & Michael Giles & Greg Lake & Ian McDonald & Peter Sinfield.
21st Century Schizoid Man was produced by King Crimson.
King Crimson released 21st Century Schizoid Man on Fri Oct 10 1969.