5.45
Media Bloodshed: The Corpse of New Personalities
Lyrics
How can I sit and eat my tea,
Expressing difficulty in enjoying a meal while being disturbed by violent images on television.
with all that blood flowing from the television.
Highlighting the impact of violent content on TV, metaphorically represented by blood flowing.
At a quarter to six,
Time reference, setting the scene for the following actions.
I watch the news,
Engaging with the news at 5:45 PM, suggesting a specific news broadcast time.
Eating, eating all my food
Multi-tasking, eating while absorbing news, possibly commenting on desensitization to violence.
As I sit watching the red spot
Observing a disturbing image on TV, represented as a red spot in an egg.
In the egg which looks like
Connecting the TV image to the unseen blood on television.
All the blood you don`t see on the television.
Imagery emphasizing the bloodshed not explicitly shown on TV.
Still body now, no movement yet
Describing a still and lifeless scene with five individuals lying flat on their backs.
Five men lie die flat on their backs
Questioning the purpose of these individuals and their role in society.
Were they born to lie in state
Raising questions about societal structures and the role of individuals within them.
Defend the ever stagnate great?
Commenting on the stagnation and problems within the societal system.
Down on the street assassinate
Referring to street-level violence with an aim to assassinate.
All of them look so desperate
Observing a sense of desperation in those involved in violent acts.
Declared blood war on the bourgeois state
Declaring a war against the established, likely referring to the bourgeois state.
Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
Watching violent scenes on a screen, emphasizing detachment from real-world consequences.
The corpse is a new personality
Portraying a dead body as a new personality with an ionic charge, questioning the nature of identity and immortality.
Ionic charge gives immortality
Continuation of the metaphorical transformation of a corpse into a new personality.
The corpse is a new personality
Down on the street assassinate
Reiteration of street-level violence and assassination.
All of them look so desperate
Repeating the observation of desperation in those engaged in violence.
Declared blood war on the bourgeois state
Reaffirming the declaration of war against the bourgeois state.
Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
Repeating the detachment from violence on an 18-inch screen, reinforcing the theme of desensitization.
The corpse is a new personality
Continuation of the metaphorical transformation of a corpse into a new personality.
Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
Repeating the detachment from violence on an 18-inch screen.
The corpse is a new personality
Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
-The corpse is a new personality
-Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
-The corpse is a new personality
-Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen
-The corpse is a new personality
-Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment [Repeats]
Describing guerrilla war struggle as a form of entertainment, possibly critiquing the trivialization of serious issues.
Down on the street assassinate
Reiterating street-level violence and assassination.
All of them look so desperate
Repeating the observation of desperation in those engaged in violence.
Declared blood war on the bourgeois state
Reaffirming the declaration of war against the bourgeois state.
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