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You might have heard it at Eleventh and Filmore Flobots – One Love
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Flobots are from Denver, so here’s the Streetview of Eleventh and Filmore in Denver, CO.

The church there may have been an early performing venue for the group.

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Johnny 5 is a Presbyterian and the song has very religious overtones. It’s quite possible this is where his church is at. The message in the song is one of love, and he’s saying you might have heard the same thing in church.

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One Love (Agape) One Love (Agape) Flobots – One Love
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Agape (pronounced a-GAH-pay) comes from ancient Greek and means ‘love,’ specifically the love God has for mankind.

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Reservation into reservoir
Of wisdom Flobots – Airplane Mode
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At first, this sounds like a transformation of an Indian Reservation into a reservoir via construction of a dam, as per the Kinzua Damn in Pennsylvania.

Then we find out it’s a reservoir of wisdom, meaning the Native Americans were allowed to stay and be a source of wisdom to mankind (in a perfect world, of course).

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It seems like it’s directly referring as a double meaning to the next line, as well. Native Americans (and, well, most pre-industrial society) used every part of the animal without waste, since having more would just spoil. Now we use the whole animal- mostly to feed other animals, and industrial products.

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Reverse the flows of the Ponzi schemes Flobots – Airplane Mode
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Ponzi schemes are scams that take money from regular people and siphon it into the accounts of a shifty “investor.” Wouldn’t it be nice to reverse that?

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What's the cause of Global Warming, and could it be these things right here? Flobots – Good Soldier
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A sizable portion of the population believes that Global Warming is either not real or not caused by man, in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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Well my tears are mightier than my fears, so mighty Earth Flobots – Good Soldier
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“My tears”/“Mightier”/“Mighty Earth” form a triple homophone. Flobots frequently use homophones to form clever internal rhymes.

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my tears / mightier / my fears / mighty Earth – this is a quadruple homophone.

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And what's under the chassis?
The block is gentrified while the governor's classic Flobots – Whip$ and Chain$
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“Under the Chassis” is a metaphor for what’s under the hood of society, making it tick. In this case, the (engine) block and governor (another engine part) are haughty and high-class.

Block and Governor also mean their usual definitions, making this a neat double entendre.

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Stay sporting lashes from the old massas Flobots – Whip$ and Chain$
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The previous line talks about the importance of wearing a designer’s clothes, so Brer suggests sporting this spring’s latest scars from your master’s whip.

Historically, “massa” was common slang for “master” among slaves.

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So if you're feeling like a Pimp take a moment just to hold it off
My role model will not only brush your shoulders off Flobots – One Love
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Clever reference to “Dirt off your Shoulders” by Jay-Z

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But my chain hangs low Flobots – Whip$ and Chain$
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References “Chain Hang Low” by Jibbs. But this song isn’t about gold chains loaded with bling. He’s talking about literal chains that hold down the masses and keep them compliant.

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