Uprising by Muse

Paranoia is in ________ Interchanging mind control

The PR transmissions will resume Come let the ___________
They'll try to push _______ Take its toll
To keep us all dumbed down If you could flick
And hope that A switch and open your third eye
We will never see You'd see that
The _______ around We should never be ______ __ ____
(so come on) (so come on)
Another _________,
Rise up and take the power back
Another scene,
It's time the ______ _______
Another packaged lie
Had a heart attack
To keep us ________ in greed
You know that
And all the green belts
Their time's coming to an end
Wrapped around our minds
We have to __________
An _________ red tape
And watch our flag ascend
To keep the truth confined
(so come on)
They will not ________ us
They will stop degrading us
They will not ________ us
They will not control us
They will stop degrading us
We will be ___________
They will not control us
We will be ___________
(so come on)
1. Match the words with their meanings
1. to degrade a) a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear or suspicion
2. red tape b) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
c) excessive consumption of or desire for food, wealth or power;
3. to take one’s toll gluttony
4. paranoia d) official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen
5. to ascend very slowly, a term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
e) to cause harm or suffering
6. to dumb down
f) to reduce in worth, character; disgrace; dishonour
7. greed g) to go or move up
1. Match the words with their meanings
1. to degrade a) a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear or suspicion
2. red tape b) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
c) excessive consumption of or desire for food, wealth or power;
3. to take one’s toll gluttony
4. paranoia d) official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen
5. to ascend very slowly, a term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
e) to cause harm or suffering
6. to dumb down
f) to reduce in worth, character; disgrace; dishonour
7. greed g) to go or move up
1. Match the words with their meanings
1. to degrade a) a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear or suspicion
2. red tape b) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
c) excessive consumption of or desire for food, wealth or power;
3. to take one’s toll gluttony
4. paranoia d) official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen
5. to ascend very slowly, a term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
e) to cause harm or suffering
6. to dumb down
f) to reduce in worth, character; disgrace; dishonour
7. greed g) to go or move up
1. Match the words with their meanings
1. to degrade a) a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear or suspicion
2. red tape b) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
c) excessive consumption of or desire for food, wealth or power;
3. to take one’s toll gluttony
4. paranoia d) official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen
5. to ascend very slowly, a term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
e) to cause harm or suffering
6. to dumb down
f) to reduce in worth, character; disgrace; dishonour
7. greed g) to go or move up
1. Match the words with their meanings
1. to degrade a) a mental disorder characterized by an intense fear or suspicion
2. red tape b) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated
c) excessive consumption of or desire for food, wealth or power;
3. to take one’s toll gluttony
4. paranoia d) official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen
5. to ascend very slowly, a term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
e) to cause harm or suffering
6. to dumb down
f) to reduce in worth, character; disgrace; dishonour
7. greed g) to go or move up
The video won "Best Special Effects" in the To keep the truth confined
2010 MTV Video Music Awards (so come on)

1. Discuss. They will not force us

a) Are you interested in politics? They will stop degrading us
b) What do you think the video is about? They will not control us
c) What do you think the song is about?
We will be victorious
d) What is your idea of a perfect government?
(so come on)

Interchanging mind control

Come let the revolution takes its toll
Uprising If you could
flick a switch and open your third eye
You'd see that
Paranoia is in bloom,
We should never be afraid to die
The PR transmissions will resume
(so come on)
They'll try to push drugs
To keep us all dumbed down
Rise up and take the power back
And hope that
It's time the fat cats had a heart
we will never see the truth around
attack
(so come on)
You know that
Their time's coming to an end
Another promise, another scene,
We have to
Another packaged lie
Unify and watch our flag ascend
To keep us trapped in greed
And all the green belts
They will not force us
Wrapped around our minds
They will stop degrading us
And endless red tape
They will not enslave us
We will be victorious

Paranoia is in ________ (so come on)

The PR transmissions will resume
They'll try to push _______
To keep us all dumbed down Interchanging mind control
And hope that Come let the ___________
We will never see Take its toll
The _______ around If you could flick
(so come on) A switch and open your third eye
You'd see that
Another _________, We should never be ______ __ ____
Another scene, (so come on)
Another packaged lie
To keep us ________ in greed Rise up and take the power back
And all the green belts It's time the ______ _______
Wrapped around our minds Had a heart attack
An _________ red tape You know that
To keep the truth confined Their time's coming to an end
(so come on) We have to __________
And watch our flag ascend
They will not ________ us
They will stop degrading us They will not ________ us
They will not control us They will stop degrading us
We will be ___________ They will not control us
We will be ___________
 Glossary
1.- f a) Paranoia - a mental disorder characterized by an
2.- d intense fear or suspicion
3.- e b)dumbed down - to make or become less
4.- a intellectually demanding or sophisticated
5.- g c)greed - excessive consumption of or desire for food,
6.- b wealth or power; gluttony
7.- c d) red tape - official rules which do not seem
necessary and make things happen very slowly, a
term usually applied to governments, bureaucracy
(from the red tape used to bind official government
documents)
e) to take one’s toll - to cause harm or suffering
f) to degrade - to reduce in worth, character;
disgrace; dishonour
g) ascend - to go or move up

Hometask:
Make a report or write an essay
 The greatest revolution in history
 Forms of government (regimes:
tyranny, democracy etc.)
 Comparison of different regimes
 What is your idea of a perfect
government?
 …