Everybody Gets a Piece

In time you'll grow, I hope for positive growth and development.

Step behind the screens, 2D boy in a magazine; Feeling detached and observing from a distance, perhaps a reference to superficial representations in media.

I'm outside looking in, at all the time we're putting in; Feeling excluded and observing the effort others invest.

Hear the gambling machines, singing in thirds; Possibly a metaphor for the unpredictability of life, with a musical reference.

Think I know what it means; Expressing a tentative understanding or interpretation.

And oh no, I won't say the right things; Reluctance to conform to societal expectations or norms.

Just to open doors; Resisting insincere actions for personal gain.

How cheerfully they seem to grin; A sarcastic comment on those who appear content with superficial success.

How neatly spread their claws; Critique of opportunistic behavior in others.

"Don't waste your time in the studio"; Advice against focusing solely on creative pursuits.

I've been told to beg, steal, and borrow; Suggesting unconventional means to achieve success.

I'm sold it's not the way to go; Rejecting the idea that unethical practices lead to success.

Nobody listens to the radio; Possibly commenting on the decline of traditional media.

Repetition of "Everybody gets a piece"; Emphasizing a sense of entitlement or equal opportunity for success.

Everybody gets a piece

Everybody gets a piece

Everybody gets a piece

Better metamorphosise all chain gang butterflies; Encouraging personal growth and transformation despite challenges.

Did you honestly say it might have been, might have been me? But all this while did you think of me? You know all this while we were, pure potential energy, dreaming; Reflecting on past potential and missed opportunities.

But all this while did you think of me?

You know all this while we were, pure potential energy, dreaming

Repetition of lines expressing skepticism towards conventional advice and media.

I've been told to beg, steal, and borrow

I'm sold it's not the way to go

Nobody listens to the radio

Nobody listens to the radio; Reiteration of skepticism towards traditional media.

Repetition of "Don't ask, you'll never get" and related lines; Emphasizing the importance of communication and proactive behavior.

You never asked so you never got nothing

Did you get all you wanted from me?

You don't ask so you'll never receive

Don't ask, you'll never get

You never asked so you never got nothing

Did you get all you wanted from me?

Can't lose when you're playing for free

Repetition of "Don't ask, you'll never get" with a variation; Reinforcing the theme of communication and reciprocity.

You never asked so you never got nothing

Don't ask, you'll never get

(Did you get all you wanted from me?)

Don't ask, you'll never get

You never asked so you never got nothing

Don't ask, you'll never get; Final emphasis on the importance of asking and proactive engagement.

Repetition of "Everybody gets a piece"; Reiterating the theme of equal opportunity.

Everybody gets a piece

Repetition of lines expressing skepticism towards conventional advice and media.

I've been told to beg, steal, and borrow

I'm sold it's not the way to go

Nobody listens to the radio

Nobody listens to the radio; Final assertion of skepticism towards traditional media.