Revolution Man
Revolution Man Lyrics
At least I think that's what they said
Oh well
Forty days won't break a man
It was a bullet in his head
Oh well
There's something in the
Something in the way you were
The pain so wrong my friend
Revolution, revolution man
Imagine all the people
One more time and you'll be dead
At least I think that's what they said
Oh, forty days won't break a man
It was a bullet in his head, yeah
Listen while I load my gun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
It's coming back to me
Watch him while I taste the sun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
You'll never be
Swallow hard and take it in, yeah
Lucy's in the sky again
Tripping on her diamonds
Oh well
Listen while I load my gun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
It's coming back to me
Watch him while I taste the sun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
Listen while I load my gun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
It's coming back to me
Watch him while I taste the sun
He said to me
Something 'bout a chosen one
Oh, look what you've done
Listen while I load my gun
He said to me (Oh, look what you've done)
Something 'bout a chosen one
It's coming back to me (Oh, look what you've done)
Watch him while I taste the sun
He said to me (Oh, look what you've done)
Something 'bout a chosen one
You'll never be
About
Union Underground’s 2001 track ‘Revolution Man’ from album ‘…An Education in Rebellion’ centres around the assassination of Beatles member John Lennon by Mark David Chapman in 1980.
Like the breakout song of the album, ‘Turn Me On Mr Deadman’, ‘Revolution Man’ makes use of Beatles references throughout, including the title, a reference to ‘Revolution 9’, the eight-minute track from the Beatles' White Album.
The music video for the song sees the band performing in a Matrix-esque futuristic-industrial environment into which people awake from their everyday lives as they hear the song.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Frontman Brian Scott shared what he wrote “Revolution Man” about:
“Revolution Man” is based on a fictitious conservation I was having with Mark David Chapman that night he killed John Lennon. Possibly my favorite concept I’ve ever written.
He also called it the ‘most meaningful’ song to him:
Simply because it’s one of the more unique concepts I’ve come up with in my opinion.
- 2.Drivel
- 7.Natural High
- 8.Revolution Man
- 10.Bitter
- 11.The Friend Song
