We Do What We're Told - Milgram's 37; 2002 Remastered Version Lyrics
Peter Gabriel
Lyrics
milgram's 37
we do what we're told
we do what we're told
we do what we're told
told to do
we do what we're told
we do what we're told
we do what we're told
told to do
one doubt
one voice
one war
one truth
one dream
Song & Lyrics Facts
Peter Gabriel's 2002 Remastered Version of "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" was released on his 1986 album, So. The song was written by Peter Gabriel and produced by Daniel Lanois, with additional production from Peter Gabriel himself.
It features a backing band comprising David Rhodes on guitar, Tony Levin on bass and Manu Katché on drums. The lyrics to the song explore the psychological experiment conducted in 1961 by Stanley Milgram, which tested how far people would go when instructed by an authority figure. In the experiment, participants were asked to administer electric shocks to another person if they answered a question incorrectly. The song serves as a warning about blindly following orders without questioning them.