 In this context, the song can be interpreted as supporting the Polish or Catalan struggle for independence, but also as a critique of certain aspects of mass social movements.Despite its pessimistic conclusion ("A mury rosły, rosły…", "And the walls grew, grew…")
and, ironically, despite Kaczmarski's intention to criticise social movements for sometimes 'stealing' the words of an artist, the song's message of struggling for independence against oppression meant that "Mury" quickly gained protest song status and it was soon accepted nationwide as the unofficial anthem of Solidarity.Its refrain ("Wyrwij murom zęby krat!