Lyrics
High heel boys dancing in the noise
High-heeled individuals dancing amid chaos and noise.
Bright lights blind it is play time
Bright lights blind, signaling the beginning of playtime.
Silver screen smut in the tomb of Mr. Tut
Suggestive content on the silver screen within the tomb of Mr. Tut.
Standing tall over head these are the living dead
The living dead standing tall overhead, possibly a metaphor for influential but morally dead individuals.
Stir the Persian smack, see young faces crack
Stirring Persian drugs, leading to the deterioration of youthful faces.
Sold their souls for sex and greed in the bathroom in the back
People trading their integrity for illicit activities in the hidden corners of bathrooms.
You never know what you might see up in the apple tree
Uncertainty in life symbolized by the unpredictable sights in the apple tree.
Your time is short how disappointed god must be
A reflection on the brevity of life and potential disappointment from a divine perspective.
They are lovers of their own selves
Self-centered individuals who love themselves excessively.
Unthankful and proud blasphemers
Individuals who are ungrateful, proud, and disrespectful towards sacred things.
Disobedient, boaster, unholy, and loud
Rebelling, boasting, behaving in an unholy manner, and being loud about it.
A fine snow from Bogota has everybody lying down
A metaphorical snow from Bogota affecting everyone, possibly referencing the impact of drugs.
I see them crawl like a snake their noses to the ground
Observing people crawling like snakes with their noses to the ground, suggesting degradation.
They'll take you for all they can
Warning about others taking advantage of you as much as they can.
Your just putty in their hands
Describing vulnerability, being easily molded by manipulative individuals.
Your slipping and sliding in quicksand
Struggling and sinking in a metaphorical quicksand of life's challenges.
Your like the dust blown through a fan
Comparing one's existence to dust blown through a fan, suggesting a transient and insignificant nature.
I've seen the poor, seen the needy
Witnessing poverty, neediness, wealth deserving pity, and greed deserving disdain.
Pitied the rich despised the greedy
Expressing disdain for the wealthy and greedy while empathizing with the poor.
I've seen the dirty the unclean
Encountering the dirty and unclean aspects of life.
I've seen the worst things ever been
Having witnessed the worst things that have ever occurred.
I've seen the lost, seen the saved
Observing both the lost and the saved, possibly in a spiritual context.
Children cry at Morrison's grave
Children mourning at Morrison's grave, possibly alluding to the impact of cultural icons.
I've seen the bruised in the night
Seeing the bruised and wounded during the night.
Grown men cry in broad daylight
Grown men shedding tears openly in broad daylight.
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