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Hey, hey, hey...
Expression of attention or urgency.
Give the people what they want
Advocacy for providing what the people desire.
Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage
Suggesting life is like a theatrical performance.
A different performance with every age.
Highlighting different societal phases.
Open the history book to any old page
Encouraging examination of historical events.
Bring on the lions and open the cage.
Metaphor for unleashing excitement and challenges.
Give the people what they want
Reiteration of the call to fulfill people's desires.
You gotta give the people what they want
Emphasizing the importance of meeting expectations.
The more they get, the more they need
Observing an increasing demand for more.
And every time they get harder and harder to please
Highlighting the growing difficulty in satisfying desires.
The Roman promoters really did things right.
Praising the Roman promoters for entertaining the masses.
They needed a show that would clearly excite.
Emphasizing the need for an exciting spectacle.
The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight
Describing a historical event of sparse attendance.
Threw the Christians to the lions, sold out every night
Depicting extreme measures to draw a crowd.
Give the people what they want
Reiteration of the call to fulfill people's desires.
You gotta give the people what they want
Emphasizing the importance of meeting expectations.
The more they get, the more they need
Observing an increasing demand for more.
And every time they get harder and harder to please
Highlighting the growing difficulty in satisfying desires.
Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape
Suggesting controversial and sensational content.
Give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate
Listing elements that attract attention, albeit negatively.
Give the people what they want
Reiteration of the call to fulfill people's desires.
Give the people what they want
Emphasizing the importance of meeting expectations.
When Oswald shot Kennedy, he was insane
Commentary on the fascination with tragic historical events.
But still we watch the re-runs again and again
Highlighting the paradox of repeated exposure to violence.
We all sit glued while the killer takes aim
Observing society's fascination with repeated tragedies.
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