You Get What You Get
We Get What We Deserve: Unraveling Social Commentary in 'You Get What You Get'
Lyrics
Let's run for public office
Expressing the desire to pursue a career in public office.
Smile and impress the caucuses
Planning to charm and win over political caucuses.
Dress for success
Emphasizing the importance of dressing well for success in politics.
Victory will assure us
Believing that victory will bring assurance and benefits.
Of public health insurance, it's true
Highlighting the promise of public health insurance.
Free for me, not for you
Commenting on the unequal distribution of benefits, with some getting it for free while others don't.
Well you get what you get and you don't get upset
Conveying the idea that one should accept their circumstances without complaining.
That's the lesson they've fed us from birth
Reflecting on a lesson ingrained from birth to accept one's fate.
While they take and they take
Criticizing those in power for continuously taking from the people.
And we're scraping our plates for the crumbs that remain
Describing the struggle of the common people, scraping for whatever little is left.
In the dirt
Emphasizing the hardship faced by the less privileged, using the metaphor of dirt.
Let's hit the rich with taxes
Advocating for taxing the wealthy.
Then arm ourselves with axes, start with the yachts
Suggesting a radical approach, including dismantling luxury possessions (yachts) for societal benefit.
Sell them for spare parts
Proposing selling luxury items for spare parts to redistribute wealth.
Let's appoint union members
Calling for the inclusion of union members in corporate decision-making.
To the Board of Directors, it's fair
Advocating for fairness in the distribution of resources among all members.
Everyone gets a share
Supporting the idea that everyone should have a fair share.
Well you get what you get and you don't get upset
Reiterating the acceptance of outcomes without complaint.
That's the lesson they've fed us from birth
Stressing the repeated lesson of accepting one's fate.
While they take and they take
Repeating the criticism of those in power taking from the less privileged.
And we're scraping our plates for the crumbs that remain
Reemphasizing the struggle of the common people for meager resources.
In the dirt
Using the metaphor of dirt to symbolize the difficult circumstances.
Well you get what you get and you don't get upset
Reiterating the acceptance of outcomes without complaint.
That's the lesson they've fed us from birth
Stressing the repeated lesson of accepting one's fate.
While they take and they take
Repeating the criticism of those in power taking from the less privileged.
And we're scraping our plates for the crumbs that remain
Reemphasizing the struggle of the common people for meager resources.
In the dirt
Using the metaphor of dirt to symbolize the difficult circumstances.
Let's dismantle Big Pharma
Advocating for the dismantling of the pharmaceutical industry.
Write scrips for marijuana instead
Suggesting the prescription of marijuana as an alternative.
We'd have fewer dead
Believing that this change would lead to fewer casualties.
Stop funding private prisons
Advocating for the cessation of financial support for private prisons.
Use it for rehabilitation
Proposing the use of funds for rehabilitation instead of incarceration.
Like a developed nation
Comparing the suggested approach to that of a developed nation.
Well you get what you get and you don't get upset
Reiterating the acceptance of outcomes without complaint.
That's the lesson they've fed us from birth
Stressing the repeated lesson of accepting one's fate.
While they take and they take
Repeating the criticism of those in power taking from the less privileged.
And we're scraping our plates for the crumbs that remain
Reemphasizing the struggle of the common people for meager resources.
In the dirt
Using the metaphor of dirt to symbolize the difficult circumstances.
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