The Final Cut
Unveiling Life's Final Tapestry
Lyrics
You’re a nine to five job
You represent a typical nine-to-five job.
You're a butcher that's been slain
You're a butcher who has suffered defeat or failure.
You’re a high-brow low-life midwife
You are a sophisticated yet morally questionable midwife.
You’re a cross that's up in flames
You are a symbol of religion or faith that is in turmoil.
You’re a leper that’s been euthanized
You are a rejected and euthanized leper.
You’re an ass that went lame
You're an incompetent or ineffective person, likened to a lame donkey.
You’re an alcoholic mom
You're a mother who struggles with alcoholism, intoxicated on cheap champagne.
Who's drunk on cheap champagne
Expressing disdain for a person who takes pleasure in your downfall.
Don’t you love that you made
Reflecting on the ironic joy of being part of something despite its negative connotations.
Made the final cut?
Emphasizing the satisfaction of being included in the final version despite flaws.
The movie’s playing forwards
Highlighting the progression of life, with the metaphor of a movie playing forwards.
Now the door's been shut
Suggesting closure or finality by referencing a closed door.
Don’t you love that you made
Reiterating the ironic joy of making the final cut in a negative context.
Made the final cut?
Repeating the satisfaction of inclusion despite negative circumstances.
The scars have been healed
Indicating that emotional wounds have been healed.
I even pity you somewhat
Expressing pity or empathy towards the subject despite negative feelings.
You’re a bible-beltist preacher
Characterizing as a preacher with conservative beliefs from the Bible Belt.
You’re the spit that’s out of spite
Describing as a source of irritation or resentment.
You’re the raging, fucking lunatic
Labeling as a crazy and uncontrollable individual beyond legal consequences.
That Congress can't indict
Indicating immunity from legal consequences due to a powerful position.
You’re the shit beneath my boot
Comparing to something undesirable and beneath contempt.
You’re a J without a light
Describing as a person without guidance or purpose.
You’re a carcass to me now
Declaring the subject as dead or irrelevant in the speaker's life.
You're just a character I write
Acknowledging the subject as a creation in the speaker's written narrative.
Don’t you love that you made
Repeating the ironic joy of inclusion in the final version despite negativity.
Made the final cut?
Reiterating the satisfaction of making the final cut in a negative context.
The movie’s playing forwards
Continuing the metaphor of life as a movie playing forwards.
Now the door's been shut
Emphasizing closure or finality with the reference to a closed door.
Don’t you love that you made
Reiterating the ironic joy of being part of something negative yet final.
Made the final cut?
Repeating the satisfaction of inclusion despite negative circumstances.
You're older and you're sorry?
Questioning the significance of the subject's remorse or aging.
Well I couldn't give a fuck
Expressing indifference or disregard towards the subject's apologies.
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