Gold Against the Soul
Gold Against the Soul: Unveiling Social Conscience Through Rock'n'Roll
Lyrics
Somebody told me to vote Conservative
Someone advised me to support the Conservative party.
Tragedy is not known under
Tragedy is unfamiliar under the faintest light.
This dimmest of lights
Referring to a very dim or weak source of hope or positivity.
Everybody feels sick by the courtesy of dismay
Everyone feels ill due to the discourtesy of dismay.
Was I schooled without direction
Questioning whether the speaker received proper guidance or education.
Gold against the soul
Symbolic reference to material wealth conflicting with one's soul.
Rock'n'roll has a conscience
Rock'n'roll is portrayed as having a moral compass.
It supplies convenience
Rock'n'roll provides comfort and convenience.
Gold against
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Against the soul
Opposition or conflict against the essence of a person.
Against the soul
(Repetition for emphasis)
Close the pits sanctify Roy Lynk an O.B.E.
Closing coal mines is elevated to a sacred status, honoring Roy Lynk with an Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.).
Shareholding a piece of this fucking country
Ownership of a portion of the country with strong language expressing frustration.
Fossilize-make Yorkshire into a tourist resort
Turning Yorkshire into a tourist destination while preserving it as if it were a relic.
And dream of new ways to humble the poor
Dreaming of new ways to oppress or demean the poor.
Gold against the soul
Reiteration of the conflict between wealth and the soul.
White liberal hates slavery
White liberals detest slavery but rely on Thai labor for domestic work, revealing hypocrisy.
Needs Thai labor to clean his home
Highlighting the contradiction in the attitudes of some individuals.
Gold erodes
Gold, often associated with wealth, corrodes or corrupts the soul.
Erodes the soul
(Repetition for emphasis)
Erodes the soul
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A 1000 Marlboro deaths ignored everyday
Highlighting the indifference or ignorance towards a large number of deaths caused by smoking.
And who gives a shit about sexuality
Expressing apathy towards issues of sexuality.
Gold against the soul
Reiteration of the conflict between wealth and the soul.
Working class clichés start here
Beginning of stereotypes related to the working class.
Either cloth caps or smack victims
Depicting simplistic portrayals of the working class as either wearing cloth caps or succumbing to drug addiction.
Gold destroyed
Wealth (gold) causing destruction or harm to the soul.
Destroyed the soul
(Repetition for emphasis)
Destroyed the soul
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