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“Radicalized" sees Conor adopt two viewpoints. The first verse is from the view of a Muslim (as he prays five times a day) child in a war torn country. This child’s family is starving and he witnesses the murder of his sister.
The second verse is from the view of an American child (as he refers to...
[Verse 1]
My whole family tree has got nothing to eat
The machine guns guard the checkpoint
From starving refugees
So when I stop to pray for the fifth time today
Still see my sister Alma
With a hole in her skull
As the tanks pulled away
[Chorus]
Radicalized! Radicalized!
Radical lies! Radical lies!
I’m so surprised my mind’s a tug-o-war
Radicalized! Radicalized!
Radical lies! Radical lies!
It’s no surprise my mind’s not mine no more
[Verse 2]
Can’t afford no dream with a G.E.D
Recruiter shook my brother’s hand
Now he’s all he can be
So when his team’s Humvee hit the I.E.D
Me and my mother we cried
In our new double wide
Around the Christmas tree
[Chorus 2x]
Radicalized was written by Conor Oberst.
Radicalized was produced by Desaparecidos & Mike Mogis.
Desaparecidos released Radicalized on Tue Jun 23 2015.