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.
You'll raise the daughter and she'll raise the son
You'll live like two people that wish they were one
She may not be perfect, but oh, my friend, neither are you
You feel like you're waiting for somebody to
remind you of all the things that you're supposed to do
Careful what you reach for, one more step and you're falling through
Your family's a joke and your job is your life
The time spent without them is time spent most every night
Get your house in order 'cause it's gonna be a bump ride
(You can't stop, you can't stop the killer)
(You can't stop, you can't stop the killer)
I work my hands right down to the bone
still you don't give me what I want
You are so ungrateful
we're more like a house than a home
Please dear understand
I'm sorry again for all that I said
How could you leave?
I swear that I'll be a better man
Well, go ahead and run, run, run
from the man with the gun in his hand
Darling I would shoot you
before I would ever let you leave
Oh, dear God
In a certain place I've kept my outs
one for us both, two for my doubts
I'm shaking. I'm hollow because
I know how to get this done
so I will be the only one to follow
to follow through with this
[x2]
You kneel beside her at the foot of the grave
Your daughter is crying and you say she's in a better place
She was never perfect, oh, my friend, neither were you
You'll live like two people that wish they were one
She may not be perfect, but oh, my friend, neither are you
You feel like you're waiting for somebody to
remind you of all the things that you're supposed to do
Careful what you reach for, one more step and you're falling through
Your family's a joke and your job is your life
The time spent without them is time spent most every night
Get your house in order 'cause it's gonna be a bump ride
(You can't stop, you can't stop the killer)
(You can't stop, you can't stop the killer)
I work my hands right down to the bone
still you don't give me what I want
You are so ungrateful
we're more like a house than a home
Please dear understand
I'm sorry again for all that I said
How could you leave?
I swear that I'll be a better man
Well, go ahead and run, run, run
from the man with the gun in his hand
Darling I would shoot you
before I would ever let you leave
Oh, dear God
In a certain place I've kept my outs
one for us both, two for my doubts
I'm shaking. I'm hollow because
I know how to get this done
so I will be the only one to follow
to follow through with this
[x2]
You kneel beside her at the foot of the grave
Your daughter is crying and you say she's in a better place
She was never perfect, oh, my friend, neither were you
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hey mystichaze
to me it sounds more like a conversation between a husband and wife and the husband trying to justify why he works and ends up killing her... let me modify what you put down...
*I work my hands right down to the bone still you don't give me what I want.
You are so ungrateful, we're more like a house than a home.
*Please dear understand, I'm sorry again for all that I said.
*How could you leave?
I swear that I'll be a better man. Well, go ahead and run, run, run *from the man with the gun in his hand. Darling I would shoot you before I would ever let you leave.
Oh, dear God." lines with a * are the husband
i think its along those lines, and then hes trying to keep his daughter from crying even though he did it... and then
so I will be the only to follow, to follow through with this.
just shows that he did follow through with killing her...