White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Lyrics

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Seven Nation Army
Im gonna fight em off
A seven nation army couldnt hold me back
Theyre gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And Im talking to myself at night
Because I cant forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone
Dont want to hear about it
Every single ones got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it coming back my way
Im gonna serve it to you
And that aint what you want to hear,
But thats what Ill do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home
Im going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
Im gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And Im bleeding, and Im bleeding, and Im bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think
No more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home

• Anonymous

  well when he says seven nation army the only thing that comes 2 me is the one world government

• Anonymous

  this song is awesome. me and my friend trent are doing it with guitar and bass. its really simple to play but sounds amazing and a good song to listen to at all times. i personally think seven nation army is one of the white stripes best songs.

• Anonymous

  I think its just a freakisly awesome song that has no exact meaning but i do know that when jack was young he thought seven nation army was the name of the salvation army

• Anonymous

  unbelievable song. 2 person crew makes it even more phenomenal. drums and guitar. jack White is kind of an enigma so it's hard to tell what the complete underlying meaning to this song is, but it's obvious there is some loathing for capitalism and everything it entails. Going back to Wichita would seem symbolize a desire to get back to basics and foresake our greedy western societal values.