Our obsession with Motihari Brigade seems to grow with every listen. We previously featured the band for sharing an intellectually fierce commentary and challenging institutional power on stadium-ready single, The Great Refusal, and before that for reigniting protest energy with a powerful cover of Fortunate Son. Naturally, when we heard they were back today with Save Ourselves, we couldn’t wait to listen and share our thoughts.
Save Ourselves opens with a choral vocal performance of the lyrics, “No one’s gonna save us now, we’re gonna have to save ourselves…”, before expanding into a timeless, classic rock soundscape. The dimensionality of the performances is sublime and the conceptual prose that follows is quintessential Motihari Brigade – laced with poetic prowess, cultural metaphors and intentional depth.
Naturally, the song is a zeitgeist commentary on what we are all experiencing right now. It’s not about looking outwards for solutions, but the spiritual message of going within. The band argues that many people who followed the “New Atheists” (Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris) believed that moving away from religion would naturally lead to a more rational and better society. Save Ourselves is designed to question that idea.
The song suggests that people still have a tendency toward tribalism, dogma, and moral certainty, even in these secular movements. In a world shaped by media, algorithms, and political power, new belief systems can end up looking a lot like the old ones they replaced.
Save Ourselves is about the search for meaning, authority, and truth in a confusing age. The lyrics warn against putting faith in new messiahs, ideologies, or political movements that promise easy answers. Instead, the song argues for independent thinking and personal responsibility.
Motihari Brigade poignantly ask, “Is there still room for humans to think for ourselves — to keep asking questions? To be problematic? Where do independent critical thinkers go when society becomes the cult?”
To promote their art, the band has generated a conversation between Orwell, Socrates, and Jesus Christ, as they discuss Motihari Brigade‘s new album, Problematic. We continue to be in awe of the thought-provoking art that Motihari Brigade deliver, and have added Save Ourselves to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we anticipate the release of their album, Problematic on June 25 – George Orwell‘s birthday!