Deceptive Expectations
Unveiling Life's Illusions: Deceptive Expectations by Supersuckers
Lyrics
Throw away your hope and dreams
Encouraging abandonment of hope and aspirations
What you ain't gonna do, what you won't achieve
Highlighting what one won't accomplish or fulfill
Sorry to say it ain't what it seems
Apologizing for the discrepancy between appearances and reality
Just another dirty trick up their sleeve
Suggesting another deceitful tactic by someone
But everybody knows that everything sucks
Stating a general belief that everything is unpleasant
You got to work too hard for too few bucks
Expressing the necessity to toil excessively for inadequate pay
For everything that's right there's 10 things wrong
Emphasizing the prevalence of flaws compared to virtues
They might let you in but you will never belong
Implying that acceptance is granted superficially, yet true belonging is unattainable
Deceptive Expectation
Pointing out the misleading nature of expectations
Hope for the best but you get the worst
Having hope but encountering disappointment
Deceptive Expectation
Reiterating the theme of misleading hopes
Want all you want on one hand
Expressing desire contrasted with an unsavory outcome
Shit in the other, see which fills up first
Using a vulgar analogy to emphasize the pointlessness of desires
I know you want it yeah everybody does
Recognizing universal desires but questioning the rationale behind them
Maybe there's a reason, maybe just because
Pondering the existence of motives behind desires
And if you love it you gotta let it go
Suggesting detachment as a means of understanding
There and another better way to know
Questioning the authenticity of alternative approaches
If you get lost baby don't despair
Offering assistance in times of confusion or distress
Jump in the back and I can take you there
Providing a solution or escape from the confusion
Something to count on something to believe
Questioning the validity of belief or reliability
Or is it just another way to feed the disease
Posing doubt about the true nature of certain assurances
Deceptive Expectation
Reiterating the theme of deceptive expectations
Hope for the best but you get the worst
Similar to line 12, encountering disappointment despite hopeful expectations
Deceptive Expectation
Repeating the notion of expectations leading to undesirable outcomes
What goes where? Who goes first?
Rhetorical questioning regarding outcomes and priorities
Deceptive Expectation
Reiterating the contrast between positive and negative perceptions
You say blessed I say cursed
Presenting opposing views on a situation—blessed versus cursed
Deceptive Expectation
Repeating the theme of misleading expectations
What all you want in one hand shit in the other
Rephrasing an earlier line to emphasize futility
See which fills up first
Using a vulgar analogy again to highlight the pointlessness of desires
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