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Freddy Hefner Lyrics

In city shoes,
Wearing fancy shoes in an urban setting.

Of clueless blues,
Feeling lost and unsure in the midst of the city's hustle and bustle.

Pays the views,
You're paying to see the sights and sounds of the city.

And no-mans news.
You're detached from the news and events happening in the city, but still surrounded by them.

Blades will fade from blood to sport,
Violence will become commonplace and meaningless.

The heroin's cut these fuses short,
Drug addiction is causing people to die too soon.

Smokers rode a colonial pig, [Smoke is rolling colonial pink,]
People are inhaling dangerous chemicals and toxins.

Drink and frame this pain I think.
Drinking alcohol to numb the pain and escape reality.

I'm melting silver poles my dear,
Feeling like you're losing yourself and your identity.

You bleed your wings and then disappear.
You're sacrificing your own dreams and desires for someone else, and eventually disappearing.

The moving scenes and pilot lights, [...pyre lights]
The lights and activity of the city can be overwhelming and blinding.

Smithereens have got 'em scaling heights.
People are reaching new levels of destruction and chaos.

Modern times come talk me down,
Society is changing rapidly and it's hard to keep up and make sense of it all.

And battle lines are drawn across this town.
Tensions are high and people are taking sides, leading to conflict.

Parisian boys without your names, [...with obscure names]
Young men who feel anonymous and overlooked in Paris.

Ghetto stones instead of chains,
The poor and marginalized are weighed down by the burdens of their environment.

Talk 'em down cause it's up in flames, [Talk me down...]
Try to calm them down because the situation is getting out of control.

And nothing's changed.
Despite the chaos, things have remained the same.

Riot like 1968 again.
Feeling like the past is repeating itself and people are resorting to riots and protests.

The days of rage yeah nothing's changed,
Even though there are days of intense anger and frustration, meaningful change is not happening.

Well pretty flames.
The beauty of the flames is almost hypnotic and mesmerizing, despite the destruction they cause.

In school I would just bite my tongue,
Holding back your feelings and not speaking up when you were younger.

And now your words they strike me down. [But now your words have struck me dumb.]
Now others' words have a larger impact on you and can silence you completely.

The flags are false and they contradict,
Symbols of patriotism and nationalism are misleading and hypocritical.

They point and click which wounds to lick,
Media and politicians decide which issues people should focus on and care about to distract from larger problems.

On avenues this christian breeze,
Religion is used to justify and manipulate people's actions and beliefs.

Turns it's heart to more needles please.
Even though religion may provide temporary comfort, addiction and other problems still persist.

Our eyes roll back and we beg for more,
People become numb and addicted to distractions like media and entertainment.

It frays this skin and then underscore.
These distractions are damaging and harmful to one's mental health and overall well-being.

The case for war you spin and bleed,
Politicians and those in power use war to distract and manipulate the masses and gain more power.

The sales you feel screensavers feed,
Media and advertising perpetuate consumer culture and distract from larger issues in the world.

The girls you breed the soaps that you write,
Culture is often dominated by shallow and superficial values and ideas.

The graceless charm of your gutter snipes.
People who live in poverty and the lower classes are looked down upon and mistreated.

The moving scenes and suburbanites,
City dwellers are disconnected from the suburbs and their inhabitants.

And smithereens got 'em scaling heights.
People are still reaching new levels of chaos and destruction, no matter where they live.

English boys without your names, [...with obscure names]
Young men who feel anonymous and overlooked in England.

Hearts and minds and US Planes,
War and violence are perpetuated by governments in power.

Nothing's changed...
Despite all the struggles and chaos, it seems like nothing actually changes.

Riot like the 1980's again,
Seems like the same issues are being fought for again and again over time.

The days of rage yeah nothing's changed,
People are still angry and frustrated without real progress being made.

More pretty flames.
The beauty of the flames still captivates and distracts people despite their destructiveness.