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.
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to buy you
They got the dollar signs in their eyes
They got their designer fashion disguise
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you out
They got their hotsie tootsie hoochie mammas
They got their supa-posse entourage
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you
So many people
Keep trying to sell you out
So many people
Keep trying to sell me out
So many people
Keep selling themselves out
So many people
Trying to sell us out
They wear sunglasses to hide what’s
Behind their eyes
They are the signs of the times
Nineteen-hundred ninety-nine
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
It’s a matter of economics
Supply and demand go hand in hand
Like the Future and Chronic
Let’s step back and analyze this topic with logic
The way I see it, we got many things to change
Therefore we must rearrange the concepts
Of human perception in this modern age
And turn the page that will lead us
To the next chapter
Faster and faster we will progress
So we can make the grade on the test
And succeed in this quest of ways to sell you out
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to buy you
They got the dollar signs in their eyes
They got their designer fashion disguise
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you out
They got their hotsie tootsie hoochie mammas
They got their supa-posse entourage
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you out
About ways to sell you
So many people
Keep trying to sell you out
So many people
Keep trying to sell me out
So many people
Keep selling themselves out
So many people
Trying to sell us out
They wear sunglasses to hide what’s
Behind their eyes
They are the signs of the times
Nineteen-hundred ninety-nine
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about
They keep on think’ about ways to sell you out
It’s a matter of economics
Supply and demand go hand in hand
Like the Future and Chronic
Let’s step back and analyze this topic with logic
The way I see it, we got many things to change
Therefore we must rearrange the concepts
Of human perception in this modern age
And turn the page that will lead us
To the next chapter
Faster and faster we will progress
So we can make the grade on the test
And succeed in this quest of ways to sell you out
Lyrics submitted by jsparisinflames
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