Michigan Hammers
Rust Belt Reverie: Unveiling the Grit and Struggle in Protomartyr's Michigan Hammers
Lyrics
From a pious west
Embarking from a devout western location
Wandered north
Journeying towards the north
Where the real freaks live
Where unconventional individuals reside
In the east
In the eastern region
They're beating out a line
Engaging in repetitive actions, possibly symbolic of routine or monotony
They're kicking in a hole
-They're beating out a line
-Kicking in a hole
-In the sides of the brazen bull
Referencing a mythical or symbolic scenario involving a golden calf and a half-filled champagne bath
A calf of gold
-Champagne bath half-full
-Dignity or toil
Exploring choices between dignity and labor, syndicate and gang, roses and thorns, with a mention of pills
Syndicate or gang
-Rose and thorn
-Not all of them on pills
Not everyone influenced by drugs
A chant from the end of the bar
A chant signaling rebirth at the end of a bar
Being reborn
-In this soil, in this ground
Emphasizing renewal in the current environment
The Michigan hammers
Mention of "Michigan hammers" approaching
Are on their way
-A chant from the end of the bar
Reiteration that not all are influenced by pills in the chant
Not all of them on pills
-Break apart the surface lot
Reflection on irreversibility: what's torn down can't be rebuilt, and what's rebuilt can't be destroyed
What's been torn down
-Can't be rebuilt
-What has been rebuilt
Continuation of the theme of irreversible actions
Can't be destroyed
-Off the coast of Veracruz
Narrative about individuals thrown off the coast of Veracruz, some surviving, illustrating resilience in the face of hardship
They threw them overboard
-Some made it to shore
-What a hardy mule
-To work without reward
Depiction of a mule working tirelessly without reward, carrying a heavy load until exhaustion
Carrying the load
-Til they drop amongst the stones
-They sleep beneath the waves
Individuals resting beneath the waves, possibly symbolizing the toll of life's struggles
Extraction of a life for debt
-Extraction of a life for debt
Repetition of the extraction of life for debt, emphasizing the harsh consequences of existence
Michigan hammers
Repetition and emphasis on "Michigan hammers" beating out a line and kicking in a hole, echoing the earlier theme of irreversible actions
Michigan hammers
-Michigan hammers
-Michigan hammers
-Beating out a line
-Kicking in a hole
-In the side
-Brazen bull
-Calf of gold
-Dignity or toil
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