Orwellian

Manic Street Preachers * Track #2 On The Ultra Vivid Lament

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Album The Ultra Vivid Lament

ALBUM

Manic Street Preachers

2021

Orwellian by Manic Street Preachers

Release Date

Fri May 14 2021

Performed by

Manic Street Preachers

Produced by

Dave Eringa

Writed by

James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Sean Moore

About

“Orwellian” deals with “the battle to claim meaning” in the digital media age, with the looming sense of unease and confusion of the current political climate. Its title refers to writer George Orwell, comparing the corruption and truth-control of modern-day Britain with the totalitarian regimes of...

Orwellian Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We live in Orwellian times
It feels impossible to pick a side
In sentences that dance and hide
The truth becomes a broken lie

[Chorus]
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
I'll walk you through the apocalypse
Where me and you could co-exist
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
Words wage war, meanings being missed
I'll walk you through thе apocalypse

[Verse 2]
We live in Orwеllian times
A deepening sense of fear and crime
On the playing fields, in exclusive clubs
And the people machines still making fools of us

[Chorus]
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
I'll walk you through the apocalypse
Where me and you could co-exist
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
Words wage war, meanings being missed
I'll walk you through the apocalypse

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
I'll walk you through the apocalypse
Where me and you could co-exist
Every way you look, every way you turn
The future fights the past, the books begin to burn
Words wage war, meanings being missed
I'll walk you through the apocalypse

Orwellian Q&A

Who wrote Orwellian's ?

Orwellian was written by James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Sean Moore.

Who produced Orwellian's ?

Orwellian was produced by Dave Eringa.

When did Manic Street Preachers release Orwellian?

Manic Street Preachers released Orwellian on Fri May 14 2021.

What did Manic Street Preachers say about "Orwellian"?

An official statement about the track reads:

The track is about the battle to claim meaning, the erasing of context within debate, the overriding sense of factional conflict driven by digital platforms leading to a perpetual state of culture war. As with many songs on the record, it was written on...

What has the director said about the music video?

Director Kieran Evans described the video as a “visual interpretation” of the song, as he explained:

We’ve called this clip of “Orwellian” a “visualised” version because it’s not strictly a promo, it’s much more of a visual interpretation of the song by me. To create it, I utilised footage from my...