Lyrics
Argument then war
Expressing the progression from disagreement to conflict.
Even the score
Seeking equilibrium or justice through retaliation.
Retaliate, revenge
Responding to perceived wrongs with vengeance.
The will to win
Desire and determination to emerge victorious in the conflict.
Man can't be wrong
Asserting the infallibility of human judgment.
Man can never get along
Highlighting the inherent difficulty of humans coexisting peacefully.
Man wants to fight
Stating humanity's inclination towards physical confrontation.
Man wants to be right
Affirming the desire for one's perspective to be acknowledged as correct.
Man wants to kill
Expressing the lethal nature of human conflicts.
Man will
Affirming the inevitability of human aggression.
Argument then war
Reiterating the cyclical nature of moving from verbal disputes to wars.
Even the score
Re-emphasizing the concept of balancing perceived injustices through conflict.
Retaliate, revenge
Repeating the themes of retaliation and seeking retribution.
The will to win
Reiterating the determination to triumph in the conflict.
Man can't be wrong
Affirming the difficulty of admitting human fallibility.
Man can never get along
Reiterating the inherent challenges of human cooperation.
Man lives in the past
Commenting on humanity's tendency to dwell on past conflicts.
Civilized trash
Labeling human civilization as degraded or worthless.
Man hates himself
Highlighting self-hatred within the human psyche.
Poisons himself
Indicating self-destructive behavior through metaphorical poisoning.
He is his own disease
Describing humans as the architects of their own decline.
Committing slow suicide
Suggesting a gradual self-destructive process.
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