“Silent Revolution” by Grave Digger, album: Liberty or Death (2007)

Don't kneel in the sand, defend your land
The kiss of racism is touching your head
I'm not god, I'm a political man
A leader, a lawyer against tyranny

We're raising our hands against execution
We're heading out for silent revolution
We're trying to resist bloody persecution
We're crying out for silent revolution

Silent revolution
Silent revolution

Spread the words of freedom,
Defend your rights
Our only religion is a peaceful fight
I'm not god, I'm a man of the people
Stand for the children the innocence of life

We're raising our hands against execution
We're heading out for silent revolution
We're trying to resist bloody persecution
We're crying out for silent revolution

Silent revolution
Silent revolution

[Spoken:]
What difference does it make
To the dead, the orphans, and the homeless,
Whether the mad destruction is wrought
Under the name of totalitarianism
Or the holy name of liberty and democracy
And for that I had to died???

A great song, about peaceful revolution or non-violent ways of social resistance. reminding both lyrically and musically 60-70s song styles about freedom and peace. The song is about Mahatma Gandi and his great non-violent revolution, as has been stated by band members.

Also the whole album deals with the struggle for freedom and social justice through human history, overcoming the fear of death and pain that keeps people enslaved in totalitarian regimes. We translate from Greek a Grave Digger’s interview in rockin.gr:

The songs of this album are based on the concept Liberty or Death. It’s all about Historical themes. The homonymous song is about Greek revolt against Ottomans in Crete-Greece. “Ocean of blood” is about Moses and Jews escape from Egypt. “Highland Tears” is about Scottish revolution against England, “Until the last King died” is about French Revolution, “March of the Innocent” is about Jews Holocaust and concentration camps in WW II, “Terrible one” is about the Ivan the terrible, “Silent Revolution” is about Gandhi, “Shadowland” is about America’s fight against Ku-Klux-Klan, “Forecourt to Hell” is about Gladiators and “Massada” is a rock near Israel where a mass suicide took place in ancient times by Zealots rebels in order not to be captured by Roman troops

Είναι βασισμένα στο concept του "Liberty Or Death". Πρόκειται για ιστορικά θέματα. Το "Liberty Or Death" έχει να κάνει με την επανάσταση στην Κρήτη ενάντια στους Τούρκους. Δεν είναι μία ολόκληρη ιστορία, αλλά όλα τα κομμάτια συνδέονται. Όλα τα τραγούδια έχουν, σχετικά, ως θέμα το 'ελευθερία ή θάνατος' (Liberty Or Death). Το "Ocean Of Blood" έχει να κάνει με τον Μωυσή και τη φυγή των Εβραίων από την Αίγυπτο, το "Highland Tears" είναι για τους Σκωτσέζους και τη μάχη τους με τους Άγγλους, το "The Terrible One" σχετίζεται με τον Ivan τον Τρομερό, το "Until The Last King Died" είναι για την Γαλλική επανάσταση, το "March Of The Innocent" είναι για τους Εβραίους και τα στρατόπεδα συγκεντρώσεως, το "Silent Revolution" είναι για τον Gandhi, το "Shadowland" είναι για τους Αμερικανούς που πάλευαν ενάντια στην Ku Klux Klan, το "Forecourt To Hell" είναι για τους Μονομάχους και το "Massada" είναι ένας βράχος κοντά στο Ισραήλ, όπου είχε γίνει μία μαζική αυτοκτονία των Ζηλωτών (μία ειδική ομάδα των ανθρώπων του Ισραήλ) για να μη πέσουν στα χέρια των Ρωμαίων.

Back to comment on the presented song: A mass uprising is much more effective and influential if it is spread with nonviolent means, like that of Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, etc. Every violent revolution in history, when prevailed, has also enstablished repressive status quo or regimes. No one Military National or Social Libertarian Army or Front, or whatever else was called, has ever liberated people! The new boss is same as the old boss! When you break a tree branch in order to make a club for fight you don’t expect it to shoot green again.

You can hear this song in youtube