Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: grindcore
Song Meaning of “99 to 1” by Liberteer
99 to 1 is a song by Liberteer that explores the concept of class inequality and the disparity between the masses and the elite. The lyrics recognize that the gap between the top 1% and the other 99% is growing higher and higher, no matter how hard people try to catch up. The protagonist of the song is struggling to keep up with the affluent, and is coming to terms with the fact that the system is designed to keep them at a disadvantage. He challenges the idea that the rich somehow earned their wealth and suggests that their circumstances have enabled them to amass more money than others – citing the privileged few as “the life’s lottery winners”. The chorus encourages the audience to take their stand against the imbalance in power and stresses the importance of solidarity in the face of oppression. 99 to 1 sees the class divide as an exploitative structure of control and calls for revolution, for a better and more equitable world.