Land of Confusion

I saw this remake of the song "Land Of Confusion" by Disturbed. Originally by Genesis, This song video caught my attention quickly. I was drawn to the Todd McFarlane (of Spider-man and Spawn comic fame) graphics and vision. Once I saw what the video was representing, I was even more drawn to it. It reminds me of "V For Vendetta"

In a world where everything seems upside down from what it should be, it was refreshing to see this harsh-yet-hopeful vision of the video. In a world where we are bombing and killing for oil, where sports stars get payed more than teachers, where love of money motivates more than love for humanity, where power and control seem to trump humility and meekness... this truly feels like a "land of confusion".

I know it is so far from what the Kingdom of God is supposed to be taking us. The money we spend on weapons could eleviate world poverty and hunger. This is a world where there seems to be more greed, anger, and hatred than love and compassion.

But it isn't just the video that is worth taking a look at. Here's some of the lyrics:



There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems
And there's not much love to go around
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in

Oh, superman, where are you now?
When everything's gone wrong somehow?
The men of steel, these men of power
Are losing control by the hour

I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know we'll never keep

There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems
And there's not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

Now, this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for

This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing
Just where our lives are going to

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For what it's worth (nastalgia?), here's the Genesis video: