@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Economic forecasts soothe our
dereliction
Words of euthanasia, apathy of
sick routine
Carried away with useless
advertising dreams
Blinding children, life as
automatons
[CHORUS]
Nat West, Nat West-Barclays-
Midlands-Lloyds
Black horse apocalypse
Death sanitised through credit
Barclays iron eagle, "33
injection"
Sold to advertiser, computer
execution line
They give then take away,
repossess and crucify
The more you own the more you
are, lonelier with cheap desire
[CHORUS]
Prosperity--exports for Pol Pot
Prosperity--Mein Kampf for
beginners
[CHORUS]
dereliction
Words of euthanasia, apathy of
sick routine
Carried away with useless
advertising dreams
Blinding children, life as
automatons
[CHORUS]
Nat West, Nat West-Barclays-
Midlands-Lloyds
Black horse apocalypse
Death sanitised through credit
Barclays iron eagle, "33
injection"
Sold to advertiser, computer
execution line
They give then take away,
repossess and crucify
The more you own the more you
are, lonelier with cheap desire
[CHORUS]
Prosperity--exports for Pol Pot
Prosperity--Mein Kampf for
beginners
[CHORUS]
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Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds Lyrics as written by Edwards Bradfield
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Possibly the Manics' most overtly pro-Halifax song.
In order to keep track of aquisitions and mergers within the financial sector, the track was recently renamed "Royal Bank of Scotland-Barclays-HSBC-Lloyds TSB".
The black horse refers to the logo of one of the banks - I'm pretty sure it's Lloyds TSB.
I haven't had the chance to hear this song- but it seems to be attacking capitalism again- and the banking system. The Manics seem pretty pro-socialist and it's naming, of course, banks (it's obvious to me but I thought I'd mention it just in case the USA or other places don't have a Lloyds or whatever. I can't see a complimentary lyric to them in there.
To me it's about the power of banks and the value-in-complicity of citizens to the Bilderberger fascists who own them. I'm very curious about the "33 injection" lyric though, is this a reference to the 33 degrees of freemasonry I wonder?
Veni, vidi, visa! (We came, we saw, we did a little shopping) :)
@Olly Stubbs I think that is the most likely meaning for the 33 reference. I believe the 33rd degree is the highest degree in freemasonry. There are some interesting people in that cohort.
Banks cause death, wait until Cameron's cuts really sink in and you'll see... They caused the recession and the cuts will kill poor people.... I can't believe this was written 20 years ago, it's more relevant today than when it was written..... The manics are geniuses, especially Richey...
The black horse apocalypse and the iron eagle both refer to the logos of Lloyd's and Barclay's respectively.
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Well obviously they're socialist (the masses against the classes, the very definition of marxism)
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