False Hopes
Unveiling the Struggle: Deceptive Hopes and Economic Realities in The Exploited's 'False Hopes'
Lyrics
They're out to kill the working class
There's a deliberate effort to harm the social group involved in manual labor.
That means you and me
The attack on the working class includes both the listener and the singer.
Maggie knows she can go and stuff
Maggie, likely referring to Margaret Thatcher, is unconcerned with the struggles of the unemployed.
Her non working politics
Her political stance disregards those who aren't employed.
False hopes, job creations
Repetition emphasizing that promises of employment are misleading and hollow.
False hopes, job creations
-False hopes, job creations
-Affecting you and me
These false promises impact both the listener and the singer.
False hopes like job creations
False assurances like job opportunities are meant to suppress the working class.
Are there to keep you down
They exist to maintain control over the working class.
Straws in the wind for the working man
Efforts meant to assist the working class only result in their suffering.
Create nowt but misery
The attempts at aid cause nothing but distress.
False hopes, job creations
Reiterating that promised job opportunities are deceptive and futile.
False hopes, job creations
-False hopes, job creations
-Affecting you and me
The consequences of these false assurances affect both the listener and the singer.
Columns of the living dead
Reference to a group of marginalized individuals with no representation.
No voices to hear their plight
No one is listening to or acknowledging their difficult situation.
Stumble on aimlessly every day
They continue their struggles without direction towards a bleak future.
To a perpetual night
They are heading towards a never-ending, bleak existence.
False hopes, job creations
Repeated emphasis on the deceitful nature of promised job opportunities.
False hopes, job creations
-False hopes, job creations
-Affecting you and me
The impact of these false hopes extends to both the listener and the singer.
The working man is dying
The manual laborer's existence is fading away.
Now robots take his place
Automation is replacing manual labor, further diminishing opportunities for workers.
And soon it will be your turn
The listener is soon to face redundancy and displacement from society.
To be redundant from the human race
A warning that the listener will soon be obsolete in the eyes of society.
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