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King Missile/John S. Hall Lyrics

Ancient holy wars
Looking back in history, religious wars shaped human behaviour.

Dead religions, holocausts
Religions that once were abided by have lost their relevance and, the memory of the past atrocities live on.

New regimes, old ideas
New ways of governing, but no real innovations in thought or practice.

That's now myth, that's now real
What used to be real is now considered mythical, whereas what was once myth has become reality.

Original sin, genetic fate
The age-old question of whether human behavior is a pre-determined fate or influenced by individual actions.

Revolutions, spinning plates
The constant upheavals and changes in society, sometimes leading to chaos or confusion.

It's important to stay informed
In order to understand society and navigate through it, one must be knowledgeable and up-to-date on current events.

The commentary to comment on
Having an opinion and perspective on the things happening around you.

Oh, and no one ever really knows you, and life is brief
People are fleeting in our lives, and it's unlikely that anyone will understand who we really are as individuals.

So I've heard, but what's that gotta do with this black hole in me?
Despite hearing this existential truth, the feeling and the void inside oneself remains a personal intrusion.

Age-old gender roles
Traditional archaic gender distinctions and roles that have been long-established in society.

Infotainment, capital
The distortion of facts and information for entertainment purposes, as well as how capitalistic structures make it seem impossible to escape the cycle of accumulation of wealth.

Golden bows and mercury
Mercury being the Greek symbol for energy and progress, whereas golden bows denote an armistice or peace.

Bohemian nightmare, dust bowl chic
The idea of post-modern decay and decayed glamour.

This documentary's lost on me
The reference material and all the recent news is not getting through the person or they don't find them worthwhile to consider.

Satirical news, free energy
The proliferation of satirical comedy as a source of news, while the concept of free energy remains a distant dream.

Mobile lifestyle, loveless sex
A lifestyle of mobility without an emotional connection to a fixed geographical location, while casual sex devoid of any emotional attachment is soaring.

Independence, happiness
The concept and illusion of independence and the pursuit of happiness as a distant yet achievable goal.

Oh, and no one ever knows the real you, and life is brief
People will never know you completely, and life is fleeting.

So I've heard, but what's that gotta do with this atom bomb in me?
Despite hearing this existential truth, the feeling and the void inside oneself remains a personal intrusion.

Coliseum families
Individual families coming together, as well as spectating families uniting at public events.

The golden era of TV
The era of '50s and '60s when television was at its peak of importance in society.

Eunuch sluts, consumer slaves
Sexually transfigured eunuch(s), and consumers who are slaves to their materialistic wants and desires.

A rose by any other name
What something is, remains the same even if under different names or titles. (Has literary reference to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)

Carbon footprint, incest streams
The amount of Carbon Dioxide emission from one individual or company, while an incestuous society is being formed.

Fuck the mother in the green
An explicit expression of displeasure for the natural surroundings.

Planet cancer, sweet revenge
Humans are responsible for causing environmental destruction, thus the planet is the victim of Human activity. The idea of nature's sweet revenge.

Isolation, online friends
The modern-day convoluted mix of solitude and digital relationships.

Oh, and love is just an institution based on human frailty
Love is not some supernatural entity, but one based on the human aspect of fragility.

What's your paradise gotta do with Adam and Eve?
Why does the idea of paradise require the context of Adam and Eve?

Maybe love is just an economy based on resource scarcity
What if love is simply the desire for the limited resource of companionship?

But what I fail to see is what that's gotta do with you and me
Despite the above theorizing, personal relationships require more than just commodification, thus love needs to surpass these socio-economic barriers.