Love and Consumption as a Matter of Life and Death
A Dance of Love and Chaos: Butch Bastard's Musical Tale
Lyrics
You get the kids I'll get the bible
You handle the children, I'll take care of the religious book.
You grab the rings I'll get the rifle
You take the wedding rings, and I'll prepare the rifle.
Gather the necessities of our advantage
We should gather things that give us an advantage.
All the possessions that a man can manage
Collect all the possessions a person can own.
Make sure to scramble for the Jerry Campbell boots
Ensure to grab Jerry Campbell boots.
The ones that go together with your Schiaparelli suits
Specifically, the ones that match your Schiaparelli suits.
That I bought in desperation when you wanted to refute my love
I purchased expensive items out of desperation when you rejected my love.
Valentino boots Farantelli candles
Items mentioned here may be symbols of luxury and desire, like Valentino boots and Farantelli candles.
But the Ferragamo pumps won't work and the Venus is a gamble
Ferragamo pumps and Venus symbolize things that may not work or are uncertain.
Glory hallelujah what a fraud was Handl
A sarcastic comment about the deceptive nature of something or someone named Handl.
Find yourself a deity with Loubitin sandals
Suggesting to find a god-like figure with expensive Loubitin sandals.
No one could find him when the empire fell
An elusive person, possibly referencing a figure during the fall of an empire.
But he quarantined his family in a gold hotel
Despite the fall, this person isolated their family in a luxurious gold hotel.
And ascended to the heavens in a bulletproof shell above
Ascended to the heavens in a bulletproof shell, possibly symbolic of escaping troubles.
Nobody noticed when the sky came falling down
Nobody noticed a significant event, possibly a catastrophe.
Liquidation doesn't make a sound but radiation burns like hell
Referencing the silent but harmful effects of liquidation and radiation.
I'll get the guitar, you get the liquor
You take care of the guitar, and I'll handle the alcohol.
The portrait of the pope went up in flames with the wicker
A portrait of the pope burns along with the wicker, suggesting chaos or destruction.
You could see it coming when the towns went tribal
The prediction or observation of chaos when towns become tribal.
Order a hooker from a catalogue bible
Suggesting a desperate act like ordering a prostitute from a catalog.
Gruyere and crackers and a Korbel brut
Celebrating an event with luxurious items like Gruyere and crackers, and a Korbel brut.
We can celebrate the coming in a Hazmat suit
Celebrating in a Hazmat suit, possibly indicating a hazardous or risky situation.
With a teflon prophylactic so the rabies don't pollute my love
Using protection to prevent contamination of love from external influences, perhaps metaphorically referring to a toxic environment.
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