Lyrics
They're using skateboards as spastic chairs
Skateboards are being used as makeshift chairs for individuals with disabilities who fought in wars.
For the legless fuckers who fought your affairs,
Refers to those disabled individuals and criticizes the societal indifference or mistreatment towards them.
They're moulding babies' dummies with a permanent smile
Critique of societal values, molding babies' dummies with a fake, permanent smile.
Keep the bleeders early in rank and file.
Suggests the enforcement of conformity and order, keeping dissenters in early ranks.
They're giving you a chance to be a plastic wrap,
Describes the opportunity society gives to individuals to conform and be like a plastic wrap.
Around the doggies' meat can full of fucking crap.
Metaphorical imagery criticizing the content of societal norms or expectations.
They're making little dollies, they tell you "it's a boy,"
Criticism of traditional gender expectations and the superficiality of gender reveal celebrations.
Baby brother tender love to bring you lots of joy.
Ironic reference to the joy a baby brother is expected to bring.
They're making plastic families, all neighbourly folk,
Commentary on the artificiality of constructed, idealized families.
So she can dress and wash them, what a fucking joke.
Satirical comment on gender roles, suggesting that women are expected to fulfill traditional domestic duties.
Teaching Little Johnny to shoot a gun,
Critique of teaching violence as a bonding experience between fathers and sons.
"A terrific way", say father, "to get to know your son."
Highlighting the twisted perspective of promoting gun violence as a means of understanding between family members.
Spare parts, body parts, I'm somebody.
Assertion of individual identity in the face of societal conformity.
Ever seen the legs and arms of some poor squaddy?
Reference to the physical consequences of war, emphasizing the human cost of conflict.
Signs in the food stores, advertising meat,
Observation of the commodification of meat in food stores.
Beef blade, chuck roast, last you all the week.
List of different cuts of meat, possibly implying the dehumanization of individuals.
They're telling you you like it, you're saying that you do,
Critique of societal influence on personal preferences and choices.
They don't have to force it and tell you how to chew.
Reflection on the passive acceptance of societal norms without questioning.
You swallow it whole, without a fucking squeak,
Metaphor for swallowing societal expectations without protest.
Sitting there quietly up they creep.
Suggests a quiet, unnoticed infiltration of societal expectations.
You think you're fucking different, you think it's you and them,
Challenges the perceived differences between individuals and societal norms.
If they asked you a question, you'd ask them when.
Questioning the individual's readiness to conform if asked by society.
You think you're hard done by, but you just want the same,
Recognition of common desires despite perceived differences.
Chicken thighs, human thighs, it's all the same old game.
Equating the consumption of different types of thighs, suggesting the uniformity of desires.
Well, you made the choice, money, sex and crime,
Reference to societal choices driven by money, sex, and crime.
Tight little egos asking for the time.
Commentary on individuals seeking validation through societal constructs.
Well I ain't got it, you can sit in your pit,
Denial of conforming to societal expectations and rejecting the demand for time.
Middle class, working class, it's all a load of shit.
Rejection of class distinctions as meaningless and flawed.
Middle class, working class, it's all a load of shit.
Reiteration of the rejection of class distinctions.
Middle class, working class, all a load of shit.
Final assertion that societal classifications are fundamentally flawed and deceptive.
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