Matters of Blood and Connection
Facade of Heritage: Unmasking the Privileged Echo
Lyrics
Why do you speak with that accent now?
Questioning a change in speech accent.
Everyone knows you're not from the streets
Highlighting the speaker's perceived lack of street background.
You went to prep school in Cambridge
Stating the person attended prep school in Cambridge.
With daughters and sons of the privileged elite
Noting the privileged background with connections to elite families.
Their fortunes from shipping and industry
Referring to the wealth derived from shipping and industry.
Their futures in yacht clubs and tails
Describing a future in yacht clubs and high society.
So why do you speak with that accent now?
Reiterating the question about the changed accent.
Everyone knows you're moonlighting here
Suggesting the person is working here for additional benefits.
To avail yourself of your heritage
Implying the person is taking advantage of their heritage temporarily.
For a season or two in the sun
Referring to a short-lived enjoyment in the sun.
Draw well from the funds in the trust
Encouraging the person to use funds from a trust.
Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons
Expressing gratitude to the privileged fathers.
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For the speaker, it's about breaking barriers.
For you it's a matter of blood and connections
Highlighting the contrast - for the person, it's about family connections.
Of blood and connections
Reiterating the theme of blood and connections.
So who do you fool with that costume now?
Questioning the authenticity of the person's identity.
Everyone knows you're not who you seem
Emphasizing that people see through the disguise.
You've got a hard way about you
Noting a perceived contradiction in behavior.
For someone whose passage is already paid
Commenting on the ease of the person's life despite a tough demeanor.
By the sins and the schemes of your father
Attributing the person's privilege to the actions of their father.
And the infinite reach of his arm
Highlighting the far-reaching influence of the father.
Draw well from the funds in the trust
Encouraging the person to use trust funds again.
Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons
Expressing gratitude to the fathers of privileged individuals.
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For the speaker, it's about breaking barriers.
For you it's a matter of blood
For the person, it's about family connections.
Drink well from your bottomless cup
Suggesting the person indulges excessively.
And bask in your good fortune
Enjoying the benefits of good fortune.
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For the speaker, it's about breaking barriers.
For you it's a matter of blood and connections
For the person, it's about family connections.
So where will you be when you tire of the fun
Questioning the person's whereabouts after the enjoyment ends.
The escape, the charade, and your time in the sun?
Anticipating the end of the person's escapade.
I know everyone does their own reinvention
Recognizing personal reinvention but finding the person's taste hard to accept.
But yours has a taste that's hard to swallow
And what will you tell of your tenure with us?
Asking about the person's future stories related to their time here.
Will you build yourself up, like the size of your hunt?
Comparing the person's self-promotion to their hunting prowess.
If they're anything like what you've been telling us
Hinting at skepticism regarding the truthfulness of the person's stories.
Those stories will make true believers
Expecting the person's stories to deceive naive individuals.
Of the chumps and the fools
So why do you speak with that accent now?
Repeating the initial question about the changed accent.
Everyone knows you're not from the streets
Reiterating the perception that the person is not from the streets.
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