Butterfly Boys
Butterfly Boys: Unveiling the Savagery and Irony of Society
Lyrics
They tell us that we're savages
They criticize us as uncivilized or primitive.
Who haven't got a hope
Suggesting a lack of optimism or chances for improvement.
We're burning in the furnaces,
Describing a situation of intense heat or pressure.
We're choking at the smoke
Indicating suffering or discomfort caused by pollution.
They say we haven't got a choice,
Claiming we are denied options or alternatives.
Refuse to recognize our voice
Expressing a refusal to acknowledge our perspective or rights.
Yet they enjoy commissions
Pointing out their benefit from deceitful actions.
From the proceeds of the joke
Receiving gains from the negative situation.
Those Butterfly Boys
Referring to a group called "Butterfly Boys."
At play with their toys
Playing with their privileges or advantages.
Stinging like bees
Comparing their actions to the stinging of bees.
Itching like fleas
Describing discomfort or irritation caused by them.
Butterfly Boys
Reiterating the reference to the "Butterfly Boys."
You got the toys
Acknowledging their possession of advantages or privileges.
You got the breeze
Suggesting a carefree and easy attitude on their part.
We caught the freeze
Contrasting their ease with the difficulties faced by others.
Butterfly Boys give us a break
Pleading for a cessation of their actions or behavior.
We got the groceries you got the cake
Highlighting a disparity in resources or benefits.
They tell us that we're savages
Repeating the criticism of being uncivilized or primitive.
Who cannot understand
Claiming a lack of understanding attributed to us.
We're sailing on a sinking ship,
Metaphorically describing a precarious or doomed situation.
We're swimming in the sand
Symbolizing a struggle in a difficult or impossible environment.
They put their fingers in their ears,
Ignoring or dismissing our concerns.
Refuse to recognize our fears
Refusing to acknowledge the anxieties or worries we experience.
And fly off to Jamaica
Escaping to a distant and carefree place.
When we call them underhand
Criticizing them for being deceitful or dishonest.
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