Bill of Goods
Unveiling Consumerism: Sold a Bill of Goods
Lyrics
Try to convince you that you can't live without one
Attempting to persuade that life is incomplete without a particular item.
Hey look around man everybody's got one
Observing that everyone possesses the mentioned item.
So hurry up get your dollar bills together
Urging to gather money quickly as there's something better to be offered.
They're going to try and get you something even better
Warning that others will try to entice with an improved version of the item.
You're not so sure but you heard it's great
Expressing uncertainty about the item's greatness, relying on hearsay.
You get there first so you won't be late
Emphasizing the urgency to be early to experience the item firsthand.
Everybody else will have to wait in line
Highlighting the exclusivity, making others wait their turn in line.
I overestimated you
Acknowledging an overestimation of someone's capabilities or expectations.
You knew that I probably would
Anticipating that the overestimation was likely to happen.
We're so predictable
Commenting on the predictability of human behavior.
We've been sold a bill of goods
Stating that a deceptive or misleading set of ideas has been accepted.
You want a choice want to make your own decisions
Desiring the freedom to make personal choices and decisions.
You want to make up the rules and the provisions
Expressing the wish to establish one's own rules and guidelines.
And everything is going to be so great
Conveying optimism that everything will be fantastic in the future.
When you're the latest keeper at the gate
Envisioning a positive outcome when in a position of authority or control.
Everybody else will have to wait in line
Reiterating the exclusivity, making others wait in line for the envisioned greatness.
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