Other People's Failure
Triumph in Tribulation: Unraveling the Depths of Other People's Failure
Lyrics
Maybe you're insecure
Expressing the possibility of the listener feeling insecure.
Neck deep in life's manure
Metaphorically immersed in life's difficulties and challenges.
Maybe your heart's impure
Suggesting a potential lack of purity in the listener's heart.
Inured to all small compensations
Having become accustomed or immune to small compensations in life.
Maybe you're born to lose
Entertaining the idea that the listener might be destined for failure.
Could be caught out or confused
Possibly experiencing being caught off guard or confused in life.
Wearing the condemned man's shoes
Metaphorically, wearing the burdens of someone facing condemnation.
Worn out, beyond a warning
Being worn out to the point of no longer heeding warnings.
There might be one million ills that ail ya
Speculating on the various ills that might afflict the listener.
But why do you take pleasure in other people's failure?
Raising a question about why the listener finds pleasure in others' failures.
Each day since time began
Reflecting on the passage of time and encounters with modest individuals.
You'll meet a modest man
Encountering people who claim to understand the listener's aspirations.
Who says he understands
Emphasizing the modesty of the understanding individual.
Your plans, your dreams, your schemes, your feelings
Listing various aspects of the listener's life that someone claims to understand.
But rather you than me
Expressing a preference for the listener's challenges over those of another.
That's his mentality
Describing a mentality that avoids taking on others' difficulties.
He's a slave to gravity
Characterizing someone as being enslaved by the force of gravity.
And he watches laughing as you fall down
Depicting someone reveling in the misfortunes of others.
He doesn't even have to nail ya
Highlighting the ease with which someone enjoys the downfall of others.
That's why he takes pleasure in other people's failure
Reiterating the pleasure derived from others' failures.
It is a rule of thumb
Introducing a general principle or guideline.
Inside the coliseum
Using the metaphor of a coliseum to represent life's challenges.
That when the time will come
Suggesting an inevitability in witnessing the downfall of others.
We'd rather see the losers slaughtered
Expressing a preference for observing others' failures and struggles.
And no-one can resist
Describing the irresistible nature of watching others fail vicariously.
This vicarious kiss
Referring to the satisfaction derived from witnessing others' failures.
It is our greatest bliss
Describing the enjoyment derived from the misfortunes of others.
The twist that gives success its flavour
Introducing the idea that the twist of failure enhances the taste of success.
A psychopathic psychedelia....
Describing a distorted and abnormal state of mind related to failure.
That's why we take pleasure in other people's failure
Reiterating the pleasure derived from the failures of others.
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