Ai Weiwei Releases Politically-Charged Metal Song "Dumbass" (Video)

The day is finally here.

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Ai Weiwei has been in the headlines a lot this week, both from his Baby Formula 2013 installation and a video showing him giving a haircut. Oh yeah, he also randomly filmed a violent fight while on the way to see his mom on Mother's Day that went viral. For those just catching up, Ai Weiwei is an artist who's no longer allowed to leave China, making most of our interaction with him a product of intentional, often controversial videos and tweets.

Today marks a new day for the dissident artist, who's well-known for being outspoken against injustice in his home country. After being assaulted and arrested by the police in China for his investigations of the Sichuan earthquake (all of which was captured in the documentary, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry), he announced that he could no longer leave the country and has been producing exhibitions worldwide from his Beijing studio ever since.

Many were more annoyed than pleased that he did a parody of PSY's "Gangnam Style" and shared his intentions to make a heavy metal album. Maybe you're undecided, but regardless, here's the first song we've gotten, and it was produced by his friend, Zuoxiao Zuzhou. It's called, "Dumbass." The video has many moving political scenes, but one sticks out to us the most, and it's when Ai Weiwei's son shaves his head. This is undoubtedly one of his boldest works yet.

Here are the lyrics in English from Ai Weiwei's website:

When you're ready to strike, he mumbles about non-violence.
When you pinch his ear, he says it's no cure for diarrhea.
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass! Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass!
Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass! Oh dumbass, oh such dumbass!
Lalalalala, lalalalala Lalalalala, lalalalala
Lalalalala, lalalalala Lalalalala, lalalalala

Stand on the frontline like a dumbass, in a country that puts out like a hooker.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
Fuck forgiveness, tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life's invincible.
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
You say you're a mother-fucker, he claims he's invincible.
The field is full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.
The field's full of fuckers, dumbasses are everywhere.

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