I feel like this is one of Machinae Supremacys somewhat political songs.
"Fortunes are few and far between
Yet so many still believe that
one day that could be me"
This, to me, describes how most people do not benefit from the current political system and capitalism, yet still support it because they think that inevitably they also will belong to the few who reap the benefits of an unjust system.
"Misled by all these transplanted dreams
by free market values
and a just-world fallacy"
"This is what they always do,
and all it takes to quiet you
is promise of a better view when you have paid your dues"
This describes how people are always told that if they work hard and pull themselves up by the bootstraps, they will be succesful and live the life they have always been promised. In reality, as stated earlier "fortunes are few and far between".
I feel like this is one of Machinae Supremacys somewhat political songs.
"Fortunes are few and far between Yet so many still believe that one day that could be me"
This, to me, describes how most people do not benefit from the current political system and capitalism, yet still support it because they think that inevitably they also will belong to the few who reap the benefits of an unjust system.
"Misled by all these transplanted dreams by free market values and a just-world fallacy"
"This is what they always do, and all it takes to quiet you is promise of a better view when you have paid your dues"
This describes how people are always told that if they work hard and pull themselves up by the bootstraps, they will be succesful and live the life they have always been promised. In reality, as stated earlier "fortunes are few and far between".