this phrase is a reference to the writings and theory of the internationale Situationniste. As a young man, situationist leader guy Debord scratched "Ne Travaillez Jamais" ("never work") on the wall of the rue de Seine - now regarded as an early opus in the Debord canon. this phrase was taken from an article of his, published in the 'Internationale situationniste' #8, 1952. later, the phrase was used as a slogan in the student revolts of may 1968.'Never work' is described by Greil Marcus (see what appealed to me were its gaps and those moment...) as part of a "Preliminary Program to the Situationist Movement" in his book 'Lipstick Traces - a secret history of the twentieth century' (see lipstick traces - a secret history of manic street...). on P.175 of the 2001 edition, there is a photograph of the slogan "Ne Travaillez Jamais", written by debord as graffiti on the wall of the rue de Seine, paris. [many thanks to the drainpipe on our forum for providing this information.]the lyrics of sorrow 16 in general are inspired by the theory of the situationists: lines like 'cut your hair in front of businessmen', 'destroy words and ignore their truth', and 'the wall is a reason for you to believe', all fit in the situationist canon and can be seen as radical and provocative lines to destroy the discourse of the society of the spectacle, dominated by commodities, business, money and consumerism.