Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: grindcore
Song Meaning of “As The Machine Rolls On” by Napalm Death
This song by Napalm Death is a scathing critique of the rampant materialism that has consumption as its chief goal. The rapid pace of mechanization has filled the world with what appears to be mindless progress but, in reality, dehumanizes us, reducing us to our cynicism, and grinding the environment into dust. We are left feeling helpless and small, mere cogs in the wheel of progress, rolling on no matter what. The lyrics tell of an artificial life, where little changes day by day, as we march in blind obedience, deep in our indifference and rage. The machine rolls on, cutting through the grass, while we toil away in our little corner of the world, just trying to get by. It’s a powerful and sobering portrait of a civilization in decline, and a call to wake up and reject the status quo.