Lyrics
Every city got an artery where the blood breaks down
Refers to the main arteries of a city, where problems and decay are evident.
An avenue or a boulevard and a boy who wears a crown
Describes a prominent street and a person of influence or authority.
Indignant live styles implies simply lack of means
Suggests that rebellious lifestyles arise from a simple lack of means or resources.
Dogmatical authoritarians dictate the cities remains
Highlights the control of dogmatic authoritarians over the fate of cities.
A promise
Introduces a promise, indicating a commitment or expectation.
To go to heaven won't put salvation in sight
Expresses skepticism that achieving heaven guarantees salvation.
Whirlwind is coming down on me
Announces the arrival of a destructive force, the whirlwind.
When the factory shut down so did the place he lived
Describes the impact of a factory closure on a community.
Blood money for junk bonds by a white collar fugitive
Refers to illicit gains from financial schemes by a corporate criminal.
All the tax free incentives ain't going to help him now
Criticizes the ineffectiveness of tax-free incentives in helping the affected.
Generations of job security gone out like the horse and plow
Depicts the loss of long-standing job security, comparing it to outdated tools.
A promise
Reiterates the earlier promise, emphasizing its limitations.
To go to heaven won't put salvation in sight
Reaffirms skepticism about the link between going to heaven and salvation.
Whirlwind is coming down on me
Repeats the warning about the impending whirlwind.
My old man worked his troubled life in a nowhere dead end
Shares a personal story of an individual's challenging and unfulfilling work.
He drank the pain away I'll be damned if that's me having my dreams robbed
Rejects the idea of drowning pain in alcohol, vowing not to follow the same path.
The working class carries a country that has been rotting inside for years
Comments on the deterioration of the country due to neglect of the working class.
The rigs cuffed my old man in the front yard I saw through my eyes of tears
Recalls a traumatic moment of the speaker's father being arrested at home.
A promise to go to heaven won't put salvation in sight
Reiterates the ineffectiveness of the promised heaven for salvation.
Whirlwind is coming down on me
Repeats the warning about the approaching whirlwind, reinforcing the impending crisis.
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