Dirty Pool
Environmental Betrayal: Mopping Up the Dirty Pool
Lyrics
The water is black the coast was clear
The water is polluted or corrupted, and previously, everything seemed fine or clear.
Now they're sweating dollars, dripping fear
People are anxious about losing money and are afraid, possibly due to a crisis.
What a way to end the fiscal year
Ending the financial year in a troublesome or chaotic manner.
Mopping up the dirty pool, mopping up the dirty pool
Cleaning up the mess caused by corruption or unethical behavior.
They've given us a new career
There's a new job or responsibility given due to the chaos.
It's the make-work project of the year
The new job or project seems like a way to keep people occupied rather than being productive.
Oh, dear god bless the volunteer
An ironic or sarcastic blessing for those who are volunteering to clean up the mess.
Mopping up the dirty pool, mopping up the dirty pool
Continuing the task of cleaning up the corruption or mess.
Your way can't stay
The current situation or approach cannot continue.
Your way can't stay, won't stay, can't stay
Reinforcing the idea that the current situation cannot persist.
Mopping up the dirty pool
Repeated reference to the ongoing effort to clean up the mess.
This ship of steel is a leaky tin
A metaphor describing a seemingly sturdy entity (ship) being flawed and inefficient.
Spilt milk tears run down your chin
Referencing regret or sorrow that's hard to contain.
This crying shame's a fuckin' sin
An expression of frustration and anger about the situation being unacceptable.
Mopping up the dirty pool, mopping up the dirty pool
Continuing to address the need to clean up the mess caused by mismanagement.
Your way can't stay
Reiterating that the current approach or system cannot persist.
Your way can't stay, won't stay, can't stay
Further emphasizing that the current state of affairs is unsustainable.
Mopping up the dirty pool
Repeating the idea of cleaning up the mess created by negligence.
A rusty tanker's belly, a fault somewhere it seems
A description of a damaged vessel and a fault that led to a significant problem.
Bled gallons to the ocean and poisoned the marine
Describing a spillage that caused environmental harm.
And the shoreline's tarred and feathered, the seagulls look like crows
Visual description of the affected shoreline and its impact on wildlife.
The unofficial explanation
A cynical or dismissive explanation offered unofficially.
"Shit happens, don't you know?"
Summarizing the dismissive attitude toward a serious issue.
Your way can't stay
Reaffirming that the current way of handling things cannot persist.
Your way
Reiteration of the unsustainability of the current situation.
Can't stay, won't stay, can't stay, won't stay
Emphasizing the impossibility of the current state continuing.
Your way is the wrong way
Declaring that the current approach or method is incorrect.
Your way can't stay, won't stay, can't stay
Reinforcing the idea that the current situation cannot persist.
Mopping up the dirty, mopping up the dirty, mopping up the dirty pool
Ending with the continuous effort to clean up the mess.
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