Children of the revolution
Children of the revolution may refer to:
Children of the revolution (concept)
Children of the revolution is a concept associated with the generation growing up after revolutionary activity. It refers to the first generation of persons born after a revolution. The children of the revolution are a blank slate on which the values of the revolution are imposed. Because the generation have no shared memory of the prior world they cannot compare the new system with the old and will uncritically accept the new system as the natural order.
The phrase usually refers to political revolutions, but is also applied to revolutions in culture, science, or art.
References
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/4634/1/Children_of_the_Revolution.pdf http://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/twt/archive/view/166817
Children of the Revolution (song)
"Children of the Revolution" is a song by T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was a No. 2 hit single in September 1972. The song broke their sequence of four official single releases all reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart ("Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam", "Metal Guru"). It did not receive a regular album release.
Origins
The song is about teenage rebellion, and upon its release, some critics blasted the song, as it marked a change in the band's overall tempo. It was included in the film Born to Boogie, in the famous Apple Studios jam with Elton John on piano and Ringo Starr joining the band on drums. During the jam, Marc Bolan puts his head through a grand piano while John is playing.
Personnel
Appearances in other media
The Performance
(a new life)
will it end if what you look at in the mirror doesn't reflect what you want to forget?
(is it over or has it just begun?)
i had a feeling, you had the same, you're hired, holding hearts under a different name.
(you're insane but you're not the only one)
you don't understand, instead you demand a new life
running faster doesn't take your breath
all you fakes and cowards can't believe in that
(running so fast) whay can't you just admit that you were right?
running so fast
1. you will never learn
2. in a world where you haven't yet lost anything, you insist that you have it all, even if it means steal everything.
3. "if they have, i need it." well, you don't need to repeat it to me.
running faster doesn't take your breath
all you fakes and cowards can't believe in that
(running so fast) whay can't you just admit that you were right?
running so fast
you will never learn