Searching for "oppress" reveals its use across various genres, appearing in lyrics of 20 tracks.Explore how artists use this specific phrasing in their creative work.
oppress
Singer: ben harper
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oppression
you pray on us when we sleep
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oppression
you pray on us when we sleep
Singer: destruction
they cheat us out of our freedom
our oppression - there's no discussion
our oppression - there's no discussion
they cheat us out of our freedom
our oppression - there's no discussion
our oppression - there's no discussion
We are the fortunate ones
Who've never faced oppression's gun
We are the fortunate ones
We are the fortunate ones
Who've never faced oppression's gun
We are the fortunate ones
Singer: aiden
instill the guilt so deep. the promise of shame
and heaven's a lie. we need freedom from religion now. oppression hate and thought crime. we need freedom from religion now
we're better off without. hey preacher business man
instill the guilt so deep. the promise of shame
and heaven's a lie. we need freedom from religion now. oppression hate and thought crime. we need freedom from religion now
we're better off without. hey preacher business man
Singer: satyricon
a mass which holds
the pain of oppression
so warm and glorious
a mass which holds
the pain of oppression
so warm and glorious
Singer: fear factory
rise above!
rise above your oppression
above the one that hates you
rise above!
rise above your oppression
above the one that hates you
Singer: refused
with our silence we vote for continuation
with our silence we bow down to oppression
we try to deny
with our silence we vote for continuation
with our silence we bow down to oppression
we try to deny
Singer: at the gates
born of crippling doom
in oppressive silence masked
their truth carves a void
born of crippling doom
in oppressive silence masked
their truth carves a void
Singer: bad religion
you don't have to like the laws as long as you abide
we're all being oppressed by the upper-middle class
the government you vote for is the one that you possess. i'm so tired and now i'm through
you don't have to like the laws as long as you abide
we're all being oppressed by the upper-middle class
the government you vote for is the one that you possess. i'm so tired and now i'm through
Singer: billy bragg
then you heard about soweto
where the blood of oppression runs deep
as the mines
then you heard about soweto
where the blood of oppression runs deep
as the mines
Singer: kalmah
time has come for us to carry through the plan
the bond of oppression have to be unchained
those in power
time has come for us to carry through the plan
the bond of oppression have to be unchained
those in power
Singer: paradise lost
my reality
flawed you oppress me
immortality whored by god as the claws are left in me
my reality
flawed you oppress me
immortality whored by god as the claws are left in me
Singer: against me!
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i'm sick of hearing the same old song. the same old heartbreaking story about some poor shit whose life sucks dick thinking he's gonna change the world through another angry song. well i don't see progress just repetition same old songs about oppression. another band that will break up in a year because no one in it really cared. just in it so they could say they tried to their kids when they wonder why
why they let the world get to the point that it is.yeah we've all tasted oppression but still we stand on division letting fashion taint our vision and thinking that our clothes alone damage the system. i'm sick of hearing the same old songs. we haven't even made a dent but the system's not going to let us forget that every time we make a stand whitey smashes us back down again. yeah i know we all got problems and i don't think that this song's going to solve them. why can't you find your own inspiration instead of sponging off last year's condensation. it's unfortunate that you've got no solution to the problems of oppression
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i'm sick of hearing the same old song. the same old heartbreaking story about some poor shit whose life sucks dick thinking he's gonna change the world through another angry song. well i don't see progress just repetition same old songs about oppression. another band that will break up in a year because no one in it really cared. just in it so they could say they tried to their kids when they wonder why
why they let the world get to the point that it is.yeah we've all tasted oppression but still we stand on division letting fashion taint our vision and thinking that our clothes alone damage the system. i'm sick of hearing the same old songs. we haven't even made a dent but the system's not going to let us forget that every time we make a stand whitey smashes us back down again. yeah i know we all got problems and i don't think that this song's going to solve them. why can't you find your own inspiration instead of sponging off last year's condensation. it's unfortunate that you've got no solution to the problems of oppression
Singer: dispatch
it's about time for the world to see
men have been pushing their oppression
hiding away on that tree-lined street
it's about time for the world to see
men have been pushing their oppression
hiding away on that tree-lined street
Singer: cocteau twins
weaken
here comes the oppressors
oppress
weaken
here comes the oppressors
oppress
Singer: destruction
they lie
oppress
they garrotte
they lie
oppress
they garrotte
What have we (What have we become?)
Rise against (the oppression)
Resist (and question)
What have we (What have we become?)
Rise against (the oppression)
Resist (and question)
Singer: asap ferg
all i ever wanted was a clams casino beat
to talk about oppression
that's repressin' my peeps
all i ever wanted was a clams casino beat
to talk about oppression
that's repressin' my peeps
Singer: bingham, ryan
there's a strange feelin' in the air
oppressive minds sit and stare
there's a strange feelin' in the air
there's a strange feelin' in the air
oppressive minds sit and stare
there's a strange feelin' in the air
Singer: cake
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clouds hung hugely and oppressively
over our busy little cars
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clouds hung hugely and oppressively
over our busy little cars