Lysenko
Unraveling Ideologies: Late Night Pharmacy's Lysenko Revolution
Lyrics
Now comrade, don't tell me you believe that
Questioning the belief in the bourgeois notion of natural selection.
Bourgeois notion of natural selection
Expressing skepticism about using genetics to inspire the proletariat before the next election.
Genetics is no way to inspire the proletariat
Humorous reference to the Holodomor famine, satirizing it with a play on words.
Before the next election
Suggesting that political decisions are made by the "man of steel" rather than democratic processes.
Holodomor? I hardly knew her
Playing with the word "Holodomor" in a provocative and humorous way.
The man of steel decides what's real
Implies that those in power determine what is considered reality.
The men of flesh will fail the test
Suggesting that those made of flesh (humans) will fail a test imposed by those in power.
The grain shall wilt, the blight infest
Metaphorically describing the negative consequences of decisions made by those in power.
What are the stars
Rhetorical question questioning the nature and significance of stars.
Bits of fire a few miles away
Minimizing the importance of stars, considering them just bits of fire a few miles away.
What are the stars
Repeating the question about the nature and significance of stars.
We could blot them out if we wanted to
Suggesting the power to control or eliminate things, even the stars.
We're all apes from the neck downward
Expressing a reductionist view of humanity as fundamentally primitive.
Reality is problematic
Highlighting the challenges and complexities of reality.
Promiscuity is socially constructed
Criticizing the socially constructed nature of promiscuity.
Right down to the humble fruit fly
Referencing scientific experiments on fruit flies and connecting it to personal experiences.
Children calling me names is the reason why
Linking childhood experiences of name-calling to high blood pressure.
My blood pressure is so damn high
Connecting biological concepts to patriarchy and personal health.
Biology is patriarchy
Questioning the role of biology in reinforcing patriarchal structures.
Physics invented by white men
Criticizing the racial and gender biases in the history of physics.
Evolution's not progressive
Challenging the idea that evolution is inherently progressive.
Science is nothing but oppressive
Asserting a critical view of science as oppressive.
What are the stars
Repeating the earlier question about the nature and significance of stars.
Bits of fire a few miles away
Reiterating the idea that stars are mere bits of fire.
What are the stars
Repeating the question about the nature and significance of stars.
We could blot them out if we wanted to
Reemphasizing the power to control or eliminate things, even the stars.
We're all apes from the neck downward
Reiterating the reductionist view of humanity.
Reality is problematic
Reiterating the challenges and complexities of reality.
We report, we decide
Asserting the power of media in reporting and deciding what is considered the truth.
We can adjust the truth
Highlighting the manipulative potential of those in control to adjust the truth.
We report, we decide
Repeating the assertion of media's power in reporting and deciding the truth.
We can adjust the truth
Reiterating the manipulative potential to adjust the truth.
We report, we decide
Repeating the assertion of media's power in reporting and deciding the truth.
We can adjust the truth
Reiterating the manipulative potential to adjust the truth.
We report, we decide
Repeating the assertion of media's power in reporting and deciding the truth.
We can adjust the truth
Reiterating the manipulative potential to adjust the truth.
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