The Revolution Might Be Televised After All
Unveiling the Media's Decadence
Lyrics
Speak, from your answers come forth a mode of sight- it's your id
Encouragement to express oneself, emphasizing the importance of personal perspective or identity (id).
Red lips are waiting and foaming with
Suggestive imagery of anticipation and agitation, possibly symbolizing unmet expectations or frustration.
Rage- from the mouth of the babes came wisdom, now hold on to it
Recognition of wisdom from the young (babes) and a call to preserve and value that insight.
The graves hold none of it; they're crumbling down
A critique of societal decay, asserting that valuable wisdom is not preserved in traditional places (graves).
Media, for all your social inventions
Addressing the media's role in shaping social constructs and perceptions.
your better intentions have perished in the marriage of political and capital
Commentary on the erosion of noble intentions due to the merging of political and capital interests.
Media, what a cadre of fake smiley glad-hands and hidden agendas
Critical view of the media, describing it as insincere (fake smiley glad-hands) with concealed motives.
yeah, now we know the corruption of the 4th estate
Acknowledgment of corruption within the fourth estate (media).
Yeah, and it's such a pity you are a corporate megalomania
Labeling the media as a corporate megalomania, indicating excessive influence and power.
Ah, and it's such a pity you are a corporate megalomania
Repetition emphasizing the negative characterization of the media as corporate megalomania.
Speak, hear your voices in unison, through to them, cutting through all of their shit
Encouraging collective voices to challenge and cut through deceptive narratives.
Scared, they're scrambling, fumbling to maintain their grip
Describing the reaction of those in power (possibly political or media figures) as fearful and struggling to maintain control.
No holding, no holding on with calcified limbs
Emphasizing the inability to hold onto power or control, possibly due to moral decay (calcified limbs).
Media, for all your social inventions
Reiteration of the media's role in shaping social constructs and perceptions.
your better intentions have perished in the marriage of political and capital
Repetition of the idea that noble intentions have been lost in the alliance of politics and capital.
Media, what a cadre of fake smiley glad-hands and decadent personnel
Continued criticism of the media, describing it as insincere and morally corrupt.
yeah, now we know the corruption of the 4th estate
Confirmation of corruption within the fourth estate (media).
Fall down, fall down, fall down, let it fall
Call for a downfall or collapse of the established order or system.
Fall down, fall down, holes
Repetition of the call for a downfall, emphasizing emptiness or flaws (holes).
Fall down, fall down, fall down, no remorse
Continued emphasis on the desire for the established order to fall with no remorse.
Fall down, fall down, ha, ha, ha
Expression of amusement or irony regarding the anticipated downfall.
So low, so low
Describing a state of extreme decline or degradation (so low).
Media, political capital
Combining media and political capital, possibly suggesting their interconnectedness or shared responsibility.
Coroner, call it, call it now
Metaphorical suggestion of declaring the death of the corrupted fourth estate.
I think it's dead, I think it's dead, the cancer 4th estate
Reiteration of the belief that the fourth estate, representing media, is irreversibly corrupted like cancer.
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