Modern Napoleon
Modern Napoleon: Oligarchy's Lament
Lyrics
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Expression of frustration towards a modern figure compared to Napoleon, suggesting they should leave.
Despotic oligarch, no feelings but your own
Characterizing the person as a dictatorial ruler with no empathy for others.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Reiteration of the initial call for the person to leave, emphasizing the sentiment.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Repetition for emphasis, reinforcing the desire for the person to depart.
The bombs start falling, feeding the greed
Reference to destructive actions, linking them to satisfying personal desires.
Hold the world to ransom for your withering seed
Accusing the person of holding the world hostage for personal gain.
You call on Jesus to fuel your advance
Criticism of hypocritical behavior, invoking religious imagery to justify questionable actions.
Whilst the new born angels write your funeral dance
Suggesting that the consequences of the person's actions will be written by those affected negatively.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, watch the bullets come home
Encouraging defiance even after the damage is done, warning of repercussions.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you'll get the taste of some gun
Anticipating the consequences involving violence after the initial destructive act.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you sick fuck you'd better run
Emphasizing the urgency for the person to flee once their destructive actions unfold.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you sick fuck you'd better run
Repetition of the urgency for the person to escape from the aftermath of their actions.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Implying the inevitability of facing judgment and the need for justification for one's actions.
For the blood you stand up to your knees in
Stressing the severity of the consequences and the depth of involvement in harmful deeds.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Reiteration of the importance of having a valid justification when facing judgment.
For the blood you stand up to your knees
Repeating the idea of being knee-deep in blood, emphasizing guilt and responsibility.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Continued emphasis on the need for a valid reason when facing judgment for one's actions.
For the blood you stand up to your knees
Repetition to highlight the severity of the consequences and the responsibility for actions.
Ooo the blood you stand up to your knees in
Intensifying the visual imagery of being submerged in blood, symbolizing guilt and wrongdoing.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Reiteration of the initial call for the person to leave, underscoring the frustration.
Despotic oligarch, no feelings but your own
Reaffirming the characterization of the person as a heartless ruler with no regard for others.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Reiteration of the frustration and the desire for the person to depart.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Repetition for emphasis, reinforcing the plea for the person to leave.
We watch you scramble to recover your cool
Observation of the person's attempt to regain composure after a setback.
That quick win, ain't forthcoming, and this whupping's for you
Highlighting that the anticipated quick victory is not happening, and consequences are imminent.
Do you hear the silence, not the praise you're looking for
Noting the lack of applause or acknowledgment for the person's actions.
That's it, you've lost the power, the crack of a gun fells your ivory tower
Declaring the loss of power, with a metaphorical reference to the fall of an imposing structure.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, watch the bullets come home
Encouraging defiance even after the damage is done, warning of repercussions.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you'll get the taste of some gun
Anticipating the consequences involving violence after the initial destructive act.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you sick fuck you'd better run
Emphasizing the urgency for the person to flee once their destructive actions unfold.
Dance on, once the bombs gone, you sick fuck you'd better run
Repetition of the urgency for the person to escape from the aftermath of their actions.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Implying the inevitability of facing judgment and the need for justification for one's actions.
For the blood you stand up to your knees in
Stressing the severity of the consequences and the depth of involvement in harmful deeds.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Reiteration of the importance of having a valid justification when facing judgment.
For the blood you stand up to your knees in
Repeating the idea of being knee-deep in blood, emphasizing guilt and responsibility.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Continued emphasis on the need for a valid reason when facing judgment for one's actions.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Reiteration of the initial call for the person to leave, underscoring the frustration.
When you're judged you'd better have a reason
Reiterating the importance of having a valid reason when facing judgment for one's actions.
Modern Napolean why, don't you just fuck off home
Final plea for the person to leave, expressing frustration and discontent.
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