Price of Gasoline
Rising Tensions: Bloc Party's Anthem on Society's Cost
Lyrics
I've been driving, a mid sized car
The speaker has been driving a mid-sized car.
I never hurt anyone
Claims not to have harmed anyone while driving.
Is that a fact?
Repetition emphasizes the questioning of the truthfulness of the previous statement.
Is that a fact?
-Is that a fact?
-Is that a fact?
-The price of gas
Refers to the rising cost of gasoline.
Keeps on rising
Highlights the continuous increase in gas prices.
Nothing comes for free
Suggests that nothing is free; there's a cost associated with everything.
Make like a stone, make like a plant
Metaphorical expressions, possibly urging resilience or stoicism in the face of challenges.
Make like a stone, make like a plant
-I can tell you, how this ends
The speaker claims to know the outcome or consequences.
We're going to win this
Repetition of the determination to win, possibly in a broader context than just personal situations.
We're going to win this
-We're going to win this
-With spades and truncheons, guns and trowels
Describes a potential approach to winning a war with tools like spades, truncheons, guns, and trowels.
That is how the war will be won
-Just swat the fly
Encouragement to eliminate obstacles or opposition with determination.
Just swat the fly
-Just swat the fly
-Just swat the fly
-Taking care of cars and bodies
Reference to the responsibility of taking care of both cars and bodies, possibly linking personal and environmental well-being.
Nothing ever comes for free
Reiterates the idea that nothing comes without a cost.
The ghosts are here
Mentions the presence of ghosts, possibly symbolic of haunting consequences or unresolved issues.
The ghosts are here
-Red, white and blue
References national colors, suggesting a patriotic or nationalistic theme.
Red, white and blue
-I can tell you how this ends
Repeats the claim of knowing the eventual outcome or consequences.
We're going to win this
Reiteration of the determination to win, possibly implying a collective effort.
We're going to win this
-We're going to win this
-We're going to win
-We're going to win this
Continued emphasis on the conviction of winning.
We're going to win this
-We're going to win this
-We're going to win
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