Order, Power, Truth
Seeking Order, Power, and Truth: Decoding the Essence of Trauma Cat's Anthem
Lyrics
Now, now
Expression of immediacy or emphasis
Do you want order
Questioning desire for organization or structure
Do you want power
Questioning desire for control or influence
Do you want truth
Questioning desire for reality or facts
Whatchu want, whatchu want
Repetition for emphasis on asking what one desires
Whatchu want, whatchu want
-Do you want order
Repetition of questioning desire for order, power, and truth
Do you want power
-Do you want truth
-Whatchu want, whatchu want
Repetition for emphasis on asking what one desires
Whatchu want, whatchu want
-("What comes next?" I ask the Chinese God of Fortune from my bed
Dialogue with the Chinese God of Fortune about future events and potential death
And in my head, he gets right back to me
-And much like this small slip of paper, riddles of my death
-In broken verse, he does his worst and goes like)
-(Welcome to the crux, we made it. Welcome to the crux
Reflection on reaching a critical point ("crux") and the downhill trajectory from there
It's all downhill from here
-It's all downhill from here, yeah
-Welcome to the crux, we made it. Welcome to the crux
-It's all downhill from here
-It's all downhill from here, yeah)
-(Falling down the bunnyhole)
Metaphorical descent into an unknown or challenging situation
(White Jesus. White, White Jesus
References to "White Jesus" and a free thinker with valuable possessions
White Jesus. White, White Jesus)
-(I'm a real free thinker with bars of gold)
-(White Jesus. White, White Jesus)
-(This wedding is stupid
Critical view of a wedding, unfulfilled promises, and feeling discontent
This wedding is dumb)
-(Plead with the gods for some direction)
-(They've promised me cake, and all I've got are crumbs)
-(But you don't need answers, you need better questions)
Emphasis on the importance of asking meaningful questions over seeking answers
Do you want order
Repetition of the earlier questions about the desire for order, power, and truth
Do you want power
-Do you want truth
-Whatchu want, whatchu want
-Whatchu want, whatchu want
-Do you want order
-Do you want power
-Do you want
Questioning desire for something without specifying
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