This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
boy sings : If you care not to stare, light the light but take the time. I\'ve been there, I have stared and I have seen things unseen. Take it back. Heart attack. A setting sun where we\'ve begun. Where you fall children saw. About your life, Jesus wept.
girl sings : Do you run for your fun or do you slide the underside? Lock the door, wash the floors, shine the shine, from indoors. Did you choose to amuse? Did you leave a smile? You hit the ground without a sound. You planned it from the start.
both : I don\'t decide it, I only abide by it. Keep me beside you and I will confide. Simply the sound of it carries me down with it. Plain on the outside and coloured inside.
boy sings : Things we\'ve said when we\'re dead. Dragons fed and unfed. Take the car, drive it far, drive it far, stay out. Exiled years. Forty Fears. No one came, no one said, about your life, about your wife. It\'s got to end. It always ends.
girl sings : Could you say you haven\'t paid? Watch your words as they\'re relayed. Falsify what went by. Glorify the same. You\'re twice the years, half the fears. The middle man is not so clear. You hit the ground without a sound. You planned it from the start.
both : I don\'t decide it, I only abide by it. Keep me beside you and I will confide. Simply the sound of it carries me down with it. Plain on the outside and coloured inside. Look what you\'ve left me, your bottles of camomile, funny old phrases and out dated style. At least I\'ll be clean with it, sliding at ease with it. First to the finish, last on the floor.
girl sings : Do you run for your fun or do you slide the underside? Lock the door, wash the floors, shine the shine, from indoors. Did you choose to amuse? Did you leave a smile? You hit the ground without a sound. You planned it from the start.
both : I don\'t decide it, I only abide by it. Keep me beside you and I will confide. Simply the sound of it carries me down with it. Plain on the outside and coloured inside.
boy sings : Things we\'ve said when we\'re dead. Dragons fed and unfed. Take the car, drive it far, drive it far, stay out. Exiled years. Forty Fears. No one came, no one said, about your life, about your wife. It\'s got to end. It always ends.
girl sings : Could you say you haven\'t paid? Watch your words as they\'re relayed. Falsify what went by. Glorify the same. You\'re twice the years, half the fears. The middle man is not so clear. You hit the ground without a sound. You planned it from the start.
both : I don\'t decide it, I only abide by it. Keep me beside you and I will confide. Simply the sound of it carries me down with it. Plain on the outside and coloured inside. Look what you\'ve left me, your bottles of camomile, funny old phrases and out dated style. At least I\'ll be clean with it, sliding at ease with it. First to the finish, last on the floor.
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