Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro] [Verse] The Sinicized Marxism-Leninism The revolutionary force of the peasants From the masses, to the masses A permanent revolution A New Democracy Uniting various classes Against imperialism and feudalism Seeking truth from facts, Self-reliance and independence [Pre-Chorus] Life during the revolution It's tragic yet beautiful After the revolution It's only tragic [Chorus] 100,000 marched 8,000 survived The People's Republic Minus 40 million lives Nature is not on his side Reality rarely lives up to vision The vision of the self-anointed Rarely realized Even with 40 million lives [Verse] The industrialized To compete in steel production The makeshift backyard steel furnaces of the peasants From the masses, to the masses A credulous solution A new autocracy Vacating various classes Against individualism and freedom Hiding truth from facts, Self-delusion and totalitarianism [Pre-Chorus] Life during the revolution It's tragic yet beautiful After the revolution It's only tragic [Chorus] 100,000 marched 8,000 survived The People's Republic Minus 40 million lives Nature is not on his side Reality rarely lives up to vision The vision of the self-anointed Rarely realized Even with 40 million lives [Bridge] The past lives in remembrance Selectively disseminated The pain is easily forgotten Pick and choose for convenience The lessons are easily buried For the sake of the party's eminence [Solo] [Pre-Chorus] Life during the revolution It's tragic yet beautiful After the revolution It's only tragic [Chorus] 100,000 marched 8,000 survived The People's Republic Minus 40 million lives Nature is not on his side Reality rarely lives up to vision The vision of the self-anointed Rarely realized Even with 40 million lives 40 million lives 40 million lives...... [Instrumental Outro]