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.
On my final day
Did you think of me?
And did I get the benefit, the benefit of the doubt?
On my dying day
Oh I will change my ways
I will stop all this wand'ring around, dear
I will stop all this wand'ring around.
I heard you were gone
Heard that you left to get some sleep
And suit me that
I've no more to grieve for you
But its easier said than done, I say
'Cause your goddamn ghost will make me run all day
I can't keep away from you
And there's no more point in calling out on you
Cause those old numbers, they don't reach that place where you've gone
And you never left no new ones
And there no more point in asking about you
Cause the news doesn't travel in the same old way
Since you have moved along
When the hair stands up on the back of my neck
Its your goddamn ghost, thats what I suspect
No I can't keep away from you
And in your phantom ways, you can walk the walls
And see all the little things that I do wrong
I can't keep away from you
Did I get the benefit, the benefit of the doubt?
I can't keep away from you
I've no more to grieve for you
I can't keep away from you.
Did you think of me?
And did I get the benefit, the benefit of the doubt?
On my dying day
Oh I will change my ways
I will stop all this wand'ring around, dear
I will stop all this wand'ring around.
I heard you were gone
Heard that you left to get some sleep
And suit me that
I've no more to grieve for you
But its easier said than done, I say
'Cause your goddamn ghost will make me run all day
I can't keep away from you
And there's no more point in calling out on you
Cause those old numbers, they don't reach that place where you've gone
And you never left no new ones
And there no more point in asking about you
Cause the news doesn't travel in the same old way
Since you have moved along
When the hair stands up on the back of my neck
Its your goddamn ghost, thats what I suspect
No I can't keep away from you
And in your phantom ways, you can walk the walls
And see all the little things that I do wrong
I can't keep away from you
Did I get the benefit, the benefit of the doubt?
I can't keep away from you
I've no more to grieve for you
I can't keep away from you.
Lyrics submitted by EverywhereInBetween
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