Swamp
Swamp Chronicles: Unveiling Power, Propaganda, and Self-Immolation
Lyrics
He awakes in a poll position
Awakening in a prominent position.
Quixotic choke-on-a-silver-spoon
Being idealistic but hindered by privilege.
Quite numb to new information
Indifferent or unresponsive to new information.
Spite-holding his breath until he's blue
Stubbornly holding resentment, symbolized by breath-holding.
My turn to sit in the big chair
Expressing a desire for authority or control.
"My turn to say I'll drain the swamp
Claiming responsibility to cleanse corruption.
My turn to throw a slice and then sit back and watch"
Enjoying causing chaos and observing the aftermath.
With seeming disregard for place from which it crawled
Disregarding origins, displaying arrogance.
Bloated and lofted
Swollen and elevated, perhaps with false importance.
Gross thing adorns righteous mantle
Ugly or corrupt elements proudly displayed as virtues.
Crown made from oiled animal
Symbolic crown made from exploited creatures.
And smiles
Sarcastic reference to a content, fake smile.
It's all self-immolation
All actions are self-destructive.
"Hey man, I'm just doing what I'm told"
Excusing harmful actions by claiming to follow orders.
Removing points of friction
Eliminating sources of resistance or opposition.
Return to propaganda show
Returning to a deceptive presentation of information.
Herr Preacher wants more power
A religious figure seeks more influence.
Mein gott says it's a matter of when not if
Belief that power is inevitable, not a matter of if but when.
Amphetamine radio hour
A high-energy, possibly manipulative broadcast.
Sprinting like lemmings off a cliff
A reckless rush towards disaster, likened to lemmings.
This is a triumph - FINALLY
Expressing triumph or success ironically.
A blessing for the Church of Well-Fed Worms
A positive outcome for a corrupt or gluttonous institution.
A blessing one rears its head every generation
A positive event that repeats with each generation.
A blessing it eats its young
Destructive tendencies passed down through generations.
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