White Lies
Challenging Systemic Injustice: War on Women's 'White Lies'
Lyrics
Money, death, repeat
Reflection on a cycle of societal issues involving money and death.
Shoot, kill, repeat
Highlighting the repetitive nature of violence, specifically shooting and killing.
Feign shock, repeat
Commentary on the insincere reaction to disturbing events, feigning shock repeatedly.
Thoughts, prayers, repeat
Critique of the common response of offering thoughts and prayers without concrete action.
Big white lies
Reference to significant lies, possibly societal or political in nature.
There's no other size
Emphasizing the magnitude of these lies with the phrase "There's no other size."
Locked in a room
Metaphorically describing a confined space where competition is restricted.
So you can't compete
Suggesting a power dynamic where some are hindered from competing.
We politely request
Repeatedly requesting the removal of oppressive forces symbolized by "boots off our necks."
You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-And if the bastards grind you down
Encouragement to resist oppression, with the metaphor of becoming a diamond through adversity.
Become a diamond
-And if the bastards grind you down
-Become a diamond
-And cut them all
Advocacy for overcoming challenges and confronting oppressors.
Hand out loans
Critical view of lending practices and businesses that perpetuate inequality.
To light skin tones
-Legit business
-Nothing but smoke
-Stop and frisk
Commentary on discriminatory practices and complicity in societal issues.
Proper permits
-How do you spell complicit?
-We politely request
Continued calls for the removal of oppressive forces.
You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-We politely request
-You get your boots off our necks
-And if the bastards grind you down
Reiteration of the theme of resilience and transformation in the face of oppression.
Become a diamond
-And if the bastards grind you down
-Become a diamond
-And cut them all
Encouragement to confront and overcome oppressors.
I wanna make room for the glow
Expressing a desire for positive change, making room for a brighter future.
They light the fuse
-It's gonna blow
-And if the bastards grind you down
Reinforcement of the theme of resilience and overcoming challenges.
Become a diamond
-And cut them all
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