Black List
Resilience and Rebellion: Unraveling the Depths of 'Black List'
Lyrics
They scorched the earth they petrified
Reference to destructive actions, possibly war or environmental damage.
The forest - painted windows
Metaphorical depiction of nature's destruction, with "painted windows" suggesting a distorted view.
Black pumped cyanide in rivers
Mention of pollution, specifically cyanide in rivers, highlighting environmental harm.
Roamed around in packs screamed "STAND
Individuals or forces asserting dominance, using intimidation ("STAND DELIVER!").
DELIVER!" they always took it all
Victims consistently losing everything to the dominating force.
Resistance cracked, we'd hide, but sure
Resistance weakening, with people hiding but eventually being found.
They'd find us curled up on the floorboards
Implies vulnerability as people are discovered curled up in fear.
Of our shack five on the
Location of refuge, the "shack" on the floorboards where people endure hardships.
Blacklist! Five on the blacklist!
Expression of being officially condemned or excluded ("Five on the Blacklist").
We were bubbling under, now we're in
Transition from obscurity to notoriety, possibly due to resistance.
There, with a bullet
Suggests danger with the phrase "with a bullet."
(through the brain) Frightened on
Fearful state, possibly referencing a violent act ("through the brain").
The floorboards of our shack, quite naked
Vulnerability and exposure, possibly symbolic nudity.
Once we'd fight them - now
Shift from resisting to submitting; taking everything without resistance.
We take it all they have our names
Loss of identity as the oppressors possess names and numbers.
They have our numbers the print-out
Documentation or surveillance, possibly indicating a loss of privacy.
Says we take it all
Repetition of taking everything without resistance.
Again and again untill we pay five
Continued suffering until a debt is paid or a consequence faced.
On the blacklist! Five on the
Reiteration of being officially condemned or excluded ("Five on the Blacklist").
Blacklist! We were bubbling under
Repetition of the transition from obscurity to notoriety.
Now we're in there, with a bullet fIVE
Reiteration of danger with the phrase "with a bullet."
! Five on the blacklist! FOUR! Five on
Countdown element, reinforcing exclusion from society.
The blacklist! THREE! Five on the
Countdown continues, emphasizing the severity of the exclusion.
Blacklist! TWO! Five on the blacklist!
Countdown nearing completion, intensifying the sense of condemnation.
ONE! Five on the blacklist!
Finality of exclusion, completing the countdown ("Five on the Blacklist").
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