Money
Wealth's Temptation: Of Mice & Men's Message
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Money, get away
Expressing a desire for money to leave or be distant.
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay
Suggests that financial security comes from a well-paying job.
Money yeah, it's a gas
Money is described as a positive force ("gas").
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
Encouraging the act of accumulating wealth actively.
New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Describing luxurious items and a daydream of wealth.
Think I'll buy me a football team
Expressing an extravagant desire to buy a football team.
Money, get back
Money, come back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack
Asserting ownership of wealth and warning against interference.
Money, it's a hit
Money is influential and impactful ("hit").
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit
Rejecting superficial moralistic attitudes towards money.
I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling set
Describing a life of high-quality, first-class travel.
And I think I need a Lear jet
Expressing a desire for a private jet (Lear jet).
Money!
Repeated emphasis on the word "Money!" possibly highlighting its importance.
Money!
-Money!
-Money!
-Money, it's a crime
Money is labeled as a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Advocating for fair distribution of wealth but with a warning against taking from the speaker.
Money, so they say
Money is suggested to be the source of contemporary evil.
Is the root of all evil today
Commenting on the reluctance to share wealth.
But if you ask for a rise
Highlighting the difficulty of getting a salary increase.
It's no surprise that they're giving none away
Suggesting that it's unsurprising that employers are not giving raises.
Away away away
Repetition of "away" possibly emphasizing the distance or unavailability of money.
Money!
Final emphasis on the importance of money.
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