Cigarettes
Unveiling the Hypocrisy: Cigarettes and Taxation
Lyrics
Packet of cigarettes on the counter
Highlighting the presence of a packet of cigarettes on the counter.
Carrying a government health warning
Noting the government health warning associated with cigarettes.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Despite health concerns, emphasizing the desire for money and tax from cigarettes.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Reiteration of the desire for money and tax related to cigarettes.
Why not take paper currency and light it up?
Suggesting an alternative of burning paper currency instead of smoking.
A lower tar content and a quicker puff
Highlighting the lower tar content and quicker puff of paper currency, mocking the health benefits of cigarettes.
Then you could keep the money, you could keep the tax
Proposing a scenario where one could retain money and avoid taxes by burning paper currency.
You could keep the money, you could keep the tax
Reiterating the idea of keeping money and avoiding taxes through the alternative.
Fields wasted growing tobacco
Criticizing the wasteful use of fields for growing tobacco instead of using them to feed impoverished nations.
Could be used to feed the third world countries
Highlighting the potential to address world hunger by redirecting resources from tobacco cultivation.
This is the age of hypocrisy
Commenting on the hypocrisy of the current age.
Everybody's saying, vote for me! Vote for me!
Mocking political figures seeking votes with the repeated appeal "Vote for me!"
Blind leaders leading the blind
Describing leaders as blind and suggesting a lack of insight or guidance.
The cheaters and the cheated will you always find
Highlighting a cycle of deception and victimization.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Reiterating the theme of pursuing money and tax despite negative consequences.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Continuation of the emphasis on the desire for money and tax.
The tax, the tax, the tax
Repetition of the significance of taxes.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Reiteration of the pursuit of money and tax.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Continued emphasis on the desire for money and tax.
But the biggest serial killer is a heart attack
Introducing the concept that a heart attack is the biggest serial killer.
The biggest serial killer is a heart attack
Reiteration of the idea that a heart attack is a significant cause of death.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Continuation of the theme of pursuing money and tax.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Reiteration of the desire for money and tax.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Repetition emphasizing the pursuit of money and tax.
But the biggest serial killer is a heart attack
Reiteration of the idea that a heart attack is a significant cause of death.
Still they want the money, still they want the tax
Emphasizing the ongoing desire for money and tax.
But the biggest serial killer
Introducing the idea that the biggest serial killer is a heart attack.
The biggest serial killer
Repetition of the statement that a heart attack is the biggest serial killer.
The biggest serial killer
-The biggest serial killer
-The biggest serial killer is a heart attack
Final repetition underscoring that a heart attack is the biggest serial killer.
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