The Clash- Clampdown

This song is talking about how the government is taking over, and trying to restrict poeple's lives. People are defying what the government wants, but as they grow older, they begin to let the government take over. They conform to exactly what the government wants. When it says, ' We will teach our twisted speech to the young believers", the government is going to say things that are completely wrong, but they are going to make you believe it anyway. The common people seem mad, but doomed in the end because the government will always win. It is loud to show the madness, but also very choppy in the lyrics and instruments. the song being choppy shows the the common people aren't sure what to do. They don't know if they should just follow the crazy rules or stand up for themselves. The same quote I used above shows persuasion because the government is going to put ideas into kids in order to persuade them even at such a young age. This cause the children to stick with what they learned as they grow older.