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.
Soft pyramids evaporate at daylight.
Internationally fashioned, like disease.
Patterned always yes, (maybe no).
This soft is bulding the softest buildings.
This soft is raising the firmest ceilings.
This soft is dimming the brightest cities every night at midnight.
How can we ask for a blanket and a habitat?
How can we ask for a place.
We can't imagine it.
How can we ask for the brightest cities overnight?
Please pick (select) a color for your chequelist.
Kiss every comma in your chequelist.
How can we ask for a blanket and a habitat?
How can we ask for the best?
We can't imagine that.
The softest blackout is still soft and black,
outside and in.
Clue me in.
Internationally fashioned, like disease.
Patterned always yes, (maybe no).
This soft is bulding the softest buildings.
This soft is raising the firmest ceilings.
This soft is dimming the brightest cities every night at midnight.
How can we ask for a blanket and a habitat?
How can we ask for a place.
We can't imagine it.
How can we ask for the brightest cities overnight?
Please pick (select) a color for your chequelist.
Kiss every comma in your chequelist.
How can we ask for a blanket and a habitat?
How can we ask for the best?
We can't imagine that.
The softest blackout is still soft and black,
outside and in.
Clue me in.
Lyrics submitted by MovieMusic84
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I think this song is about gentrification.
I think 'Soft Pyramids' refers to just the opposite of what the Egyptian Pyramids have been. They have last thousands of years, and stood hard, firm, and in place. I think what he means by Soft Pyramids is that the buildings constructed from gentrification are nothing but Soft Pyramids, that is they are like pyramids, grand in size, but soft, weak, not concrete, and nothing like the actual pyramids themselves.
"How can we ask for a blanket and a habitat? How can we ask for a place. We can't imagine it. How can we ask for the brightest cities overnight? "
This is where I'm getting the gentrification from. He's asking how can we ask for a wonderful city to be built so quickly, yet provide for the needs of everyone. And he answers we can't, we can't even imagine it.
"Internationally fashioned, like disease. Patterned always yes, (maybe no)."
I think this part suggests that gentrification has spread globally as well. Globalization. Who knows, this is what I got from it though.
All the chequelist stuff I think is referring to those benefiting from gentrification, and him telling them that they better kiss that money, because look what its cost them.
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@johnnyfuckface1 "soft pyramids" are like tents which are taken down each morning, right? So this is about people who live in fancy cities but have no real homes. "Black Plastic Bag" by the same group is about a similar thing.