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"Leviathan " is a song by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers . It was recorded for the charity album Help!: A Day in the Life for War Child UK in 2005. It takes its title from the 1651 book about political power, Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil by Thomas Hobbes . The lyric "Brutal, nasty, this life is short" is a paraphrased quote from the book, where Hobbes describes human life 'in nature' prior to the formation of 'society'. The song also references Patty Hearst , the SLA , the Baader-Meinhof Group and the film The Medusa Touch . The song begins with a sample of Richard Jobson , lead singer of the Scottish punk band The Skids declaring "We also do speak politics to you here today" as he introduces the Skids song "TV Stars".
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BBC News, Music Stars Out to Help War Child , BBC News
Oregon State University, Leviathan, Chapter XIII ,Oregon State University
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