Some Kind of Disaster Relief
Surviving Chaos: The Tale of Life's Unlikely Choices
Lyrics
Yeah! You got more trouble
Expression of having a significant amount of trouble.
Than you can handle, honey!
Highlighting the overwhelming nature of the trouble.
What the fuck are you gonna do?
Questioning the appropriate response to the troubles.
How are you gonna scrape on by?
Asking how one will manage to survive or get through the difficulties.
I do believe that there are two
Suggesting two possible actions to take in difficult situations.
Things you do in this situation
Exploring the limited options in challenging circumstances.
You leave town or go into hiding
Suggesting leaving town or hiding as strategies to cope.
Because some people got brains and
Commenting on the different qualities people possess.
Other people got talent
Highlighting the diversity of skills and attributes in individuals.
Others just look good
Noting that some people rely on their appearance.
You and me, we got none of those things
Humorously acknowledging a lack of positive qualities in the speaker and the listener.
But listen up:
Introducing a significant statement or piece of advice.
Uh my, my, my, my, what a position:
Expressing surprise or disbelief at the current situation.
The love of my life smoking
Describing a loved one engaged in destructive behavior.
Crack in the kitchen
Painting a vivid image of drug use in a familiar space.
Lovely long nails and a nasty half grin:
Depicting the physical appearance of the person involved.
"It's a living, " she shrugs
Quoting a resigned attitude toward a difficult situation.
It's a missile disguised as an ethic
Suggesting a problematic action disguised as a moral principle.
It's a rabbit suffocating in a rabbit hole
Metaphorically illustrating a dire situation.
It's politics as usual
Commenting on the state of politics with a resigned tone.
Ba Ba Bum, Ba Ba Bum Ba Bum
Repetitive musical element without specific lyrical meaning.
Ba Ba Bum, Ba Ba Bum Ba Bum
Repeating musical element without specific lyrical meaning.
Ba Ba Bum, Some kind of disaster relief
Introducing the title concept, "Some kind of disaster relief."
Honest homes simple words, simple words
Emphasizing the importance of honesty and simplicity.
And honest hopes are like skipping stones
Comparing honest hopes to skipping stones, implying unpredictability.
Skipping stones
Reiterating the metaphor of hopes as skipping stones.
Well you can tell that things
Observing a heightened sense of reality.
Are getting terribly real
Indicating a situation becoming more challenging and serious.
When the suckers in charge don't even
Highlighting the lack of honesty in those in power.
Gotta lie to the people
Emphasizing the transparency of deception.
And the only megaphone left working
Describing a religious symbol being the only means of communication.
Is attached to a steeple
Commenting on the institutionalization of communication.
It's a concrete national forest
Depicting a fabricated, unnatural environment.
It's a kid with a gun at the age of 10
Illustrating a disturbing reality involving a child and a gun.
It's like the last dying gasp of a friend
Comparing a dire situation to the final moments of a friendship.
Ba Ba Bum, Ba Ba Bum Ba Bum
Repetitive musical element without specific lyrical meaning.
Ba Ba Bum, Ba Ba Bum Ba Bum
Repeating musical element without specific lyrical meaning.
Ba Ba Bum, Some kind of disaster relief
Reiterating the title concept, "Some kind of disaster relief."
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