Men At The Door
Revolutionary Echoes: Unmasking Society's Skeletons in Matthew Good's 'Men At The Door'
Lyrics
Woke up in a ditch
Waking up in a ditch
Still in uniform
Still in uniform, possibly a military reference
Skeletoned, a hero to the country
Feeling like a skeleton, a hero to the country
Yeah man I've seen your face
Familiarity with a face seen many times
A million times before
Repetition of seeing the face, suggesting a recurring theme
Lower taxes, tough on crime
Political promises of lower taxes and being tough on crime
But you ain't hungry
Highlighting a lack of personal experience with hunger
The men at the door
Reference to unidentified individuals at the door
They've taken over
Implying a takeover or control by these individuals
This street fighting love
Description of a powerful, intense love associated with street fighting
It's taken over
Reiteration of the love taking over
It's taken over
Repetition emphasizing the love's dominance
If bourbon is a fifth
Metaphorical comparison of bourbon and the bus, addressing choices
And the bus is for the poor
Association of the bus with poverty
Spearless, which one do you take to go hunting?
Pondering a choice between two undesirable options for hunting
Yeah man I've seen your face
Reiteration of familiarity with the mentioned face
More than I've my own
Comparing the frequency of seeing the face to self-awareness
In a land of panicked animals
Describing a chaotic and panicked environment
That's nothing
Minimizing the significance of the chaotic environment
We came
Statement of arrival
And we saw
Statement of observation
And we took it all
Claim of taking everything
We came
Reiteration of arrival
And we saw
Reiteration of observation
And we took it all
Reiteration of claiming everything
The men at the door
Reference to the unidentified individuals at the door
They've taken over
Reiteration of their takeover or control
This street fighting love
Reiteration of the intense love associated with street fighting
It's taken over
Reiteration of the love taking over
It's taken over
Repetition emphasizing the love's dominance
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