Every time I hear this song I think of Dick Cheney. The album was released too early in the Bush Administration for it to be written about the former Vice President, but there are some strong parallels to the Dark Lord. It's so prescient that it's creepy.
First, there's the reference to a psychopath, charming politician: "gonna get dressed up in plastic / gonna shake hands with the masses." And then the line, "our hearts pump dust and our hair's all gray" fits perfectly with Dick Cheney's old rich white guy appearance and well known heart problems. "I'm gonna hit you on the face / I'm gonna punch you in the glasses" is a lot like shooting someone in the face.
The song even contextualizes itself in consumerist America, complete with product placement: "...drinkin' Coca-Cola." What could be more American than Coke?
"The world is my ashtray" is a good way to paraphrase the Neoconservative foreign policy philosophy that Dick Cheney promulgated.
"Were goin' down the road towards tiny cities made of ashes:" The invasion of Iraq, shock and awe, and its destructive aftermath.
The song was written well before the Iraq invasion and the accidental face-shooting incident, but it's disturbing how well the song alludes to Dick Cheney's time in office. And the bassline fits my memory of that part of American history pretty well, too.
@badgerbonegonepersuader \r\n\r\nI read your comment just after posting mine about drugs. \r\nNow I have to say or.....its about war and bombed out cities. Well done
@badgerbonegonepersuader \r\n\r\nI read your comment just after posting mine about drugs. \r\nNow I have to say or.....its about war and bombed out cities. Well done
Every time I hear this song I think of Dick Cheney. The album was released too early in the Bush Administration for it to be written about the former Vice President, but there are some strong parallels to the Dark Lord. It's so prescient that it's creepy.
First, there's the reference to a psychopath, charming politician: "gonna get dressed up in plastic / gonna shake hands with the masses." And then the line, "our hearts pump dust and our hair's all gray" fits perfectly with Dick Cheney's old rich white guy appearance and well known heart problems. "I'm gonna hit you on the face / I'm gonna punch you in the glasses" is a lot like shooting someone in the face.
The song even contextualizes itself in consumerist America, complete with product placement: "...drinkin' Coca-Cola." What could be more American than Coke?
"The world is my ashtray" is a good way to paraphrase the Neoconservative foreign policy philosophy that Dick Cheney promulgated.
"Were goin' down the road towards tiny cities made of ashes:" The invasion of Iraq, shock and awe, and its destructive aftermath.
The song was written well before the Iraq invasion and the accidental face-shooting incident, but it's disturbing how well the song alludes to Dick Cheney's time in office. And the bassline fits my memory of that part of American history pretty well, too.
@jskiir wow, that’s truly another awesome view to this song, well done, genuinely respect that pov
@jskiir wow, that’s truly another awesome view to this song, well done, genuinely respect that pov
@badgerbonegonepersuader \r\n\r\nI read your comment just after posting mine about drugs. \r\nNow I have to say or.....its about war and bombed out cities. Well done
@badgerbonegonepersuader \r\n\r\nI read your comment just after posting mine about drugs. \r\nNow I have to say or.....its about war and bombed out cities. Well done