Quote of the day: "Introverted I look to tomorrow for salvation, but I'm thinking altruistically, and a wave of overwhelming doubt turns me to stone" - Struck A Nerve
Candidate
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01/29/2021 at 05:10
This song is obviously about Donald Trump. Sadly, the entire song, minus the lines about outright lying, could as easily have been about Obama. Brett is sadly ignorant of this parallel, althoigh it is clear enough to anyone who is not enchanted by either party. But Brett was enamored by Obama amd therefore blind to the parallel. The saddest part is that Brett related Trump to Islam in an Islamophobic way, in the line about the Caliphate, perhaps assuming Caliphates are "bad" and equating modern ISIS with Islams golden age, or at least not worried that the line could be read that way. Why is it so sad? I bet Brett thought Trump was Islamophobic when Trump called Obama a Muslim, no? Fyi I am on the left and I dont like Trump.
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08/22/2020 at 23:40
As a BG song, feel like some of the specific words or phrases hit just as completely as the entire set of lyrics together. The subject (i.e. 'candidate') of the song seems like it switches a little between the perspective of a political figure generally speaking and also the perceptions of rival political sides e.g. right vs. left leaving a simultaneous experience of joy/acceptance/hope and disgust/disappointment. "Bloody lips and makeup" is a perfect odd visual to tie it together.
Perhaps favorite song on the album :) |
