Our Eyes Are Red

Status Addiction: A Journey of Self-Indulgence
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Lyrics

It's the stack, and you want it

Referring to acquiring wealth, success, or status.

What would you do if you had it

Asking about actions or choices if one possesses wealth.

Buy the whole set, go and flaunt it

Suggesting extravagant spending and display of acquired items.

Set all the eyes on that Corvette

Desiring attention and admiration, symbolized by a Corvette.

It's all the rage, go get it

Encouraging pursuit of current trends or popular things.

Abuse it and go all in

Advocating for fully engaging in the pursuit, even recklessly.

Use it, you need to use it

Emphasizing the necessity to utilize acquired wealth or status.

Know you crave it, take it all in

Acknowledging a strong desire for material possessions.

Dampen the sense, try to relax, lay back

Suggesting a need to numb or escape from reality.

Do you love what you are now

Questioning satisfaction with one's current state or identity.

Is this what they paid for, paid for

Questioning the fulfillment of expectations or investments.

To party like princes and smokin' that plastic

Describing a lifestyle involving luxury and substance use.

It's fashion

Highlighting a focus on current fashion trends.

So dramatic, you Hamlet

Comparing the listener to Hamlet, suggesting drama.

Overdosed on revenge, your self-made jealousy

Describing an excessive desire for revenge and jealousy.

Don't take the wheel, you can't see straight

Warning against taking control when in an impaired state.

Won't get your way, you abuser, go all in

Criticizing assertive and abusive behavior for personal gain.

You're sentimental, superficial

Describing a person as sentimental and focused on appearance.

Always kickin' the man in the middle

Criticizing a tendency to harm others for personal benefit.

Only listen to the people in the back

Advocating for selective listening and disregard for some opinions.

They know what you mean, got places to be

Suggesting prioritizing personal goals over others.

Everybody's a pawn, are you proud of what you've done

Questioning the impact of one's actions on others.

It's this that they came for, came for

Reiterating the pursuit of a lavish lifestyle.

To party like princes and real all that cash in, attraction

Highlighting the attraction of accumulating wealth and status.

This is the hallmark of status

Defining status as a significant characteristic.

Don't mistake it for all of our bad habits

Warning against misinterpreting status as a justification for habits.

Is this just a game, playing with the fame

Questioning the sincerity of pursuing fame as a game.

And all the riches mommy and daddy made for you

Highlighting the privilege of wealth provided by parents.

To go around and shove in everybody else's way

Criticizing arrogant behavior and disregard for others.

Don't give a single shit about what anybody has to say

Rejecting concern for others' opinions.

Self centered dog, dirtying the world with carelessness

Criticizing self-centered and careless behavior.

And pompous self-righteousness

Highlighting arrogance and self-righteousness.

Hell of a lot of confidence

Acknowledging confidence despite perceived incompetence.

For someone with such incompetence

Pointing out the contradiction in confidence and incompetence.

You don't contribute anything

Criticizing lack of contribution to society or others.

Do you know how many are just like you

Questioning awareness of similar individuals.

Searching for the same kind of stimulation

Highlighting a common search for stimulation and pleasure.

Play all day and waste away

Criticizing a lifestyle of indulgence and waste.

Only to be loved for vanity

Highlighting a desire for love based on superficial qualities.

So empty, so empty

Expressing a sense of emptiness in the pursuit of vanity.

This is the life they pay for, pay for

Reiterating the purpose of a lavish lifestyle and its consequences.

To be the icon of disillusion

Describing the pursuit of being an icon despite disillusionment.

To play God is futile

Emphasizing the futility of playing God in life.

To live a lie, live a lie

Advising against living a false or deceptive life.

The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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