Lyrics
When you were elected
Expressing a past event of your election.
The whole world cried for joy
Global emotional reaction to your election.
We thought we had empowered
Belief that your election empowered people.
The truth-telling envoy
Initial perception of you as a truth-telling representative.
Now the news is you are spying
Current revelation of spying activities under your administration.
Executing without trial
Accusation of executing actions without legal trial.
Betraying virtues
Alleged betrayal of previously held virtues.
Scarring closed the sky
Metaphorically describing a negative impact on freedom or truth (scarring closed the sky).
Punishing the whistle blowers
Actions taken against whistle-blowers.
Those who tell the truth
Labeling those who tell the truth.
Do you recognize the yellow
Reference to a color (yellow) as a symbolic element.
Staring back, back at you?
Suggesting self-reflection and confrontation with truth.
Obama, Obama
Repetition of the name "Obama" for emphasis or emotional impact.
Obama, Obama
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-Obama, Obama
-All the hope drained from your face
Observation of a loss of hope evident in your facial expression.
Like children we believed
Comparison to children who once believed in your positive impact.
All the hope drained from your face
Reiteration of the loss of hope reflected in your face.
Obama, Obama
Repetition of the name "Obama" for closure and emphasis.
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