Annotations for Liberation

Lyric: Forced abdication
Annotation:
The idea of forced abdication, forcing a monarch to step down gives the idea that here, Matt is taking back control. Historically, abdications have occurred both by force (where the regnant was forced to abdicate on pain of death or other severe consequences) and voluntarily.

Lyric: Silenced, you’ll make us feel silenced
Annotation:
The fictional ones in power have repressed the population’s will to escape and silenced their prayers, as seen in the second verse. As in previous albums, such as  Drones, Bellamy flips perspectives throughout the tracklist, this time refracting from the control demonstrated in  “Compliance” to the masses' cry for help in “Liberation”.

