Candyman
Noga Erez Lyrics

Kids these days
Young people of today's generation

The whole story been out of context
The entire narrative is being presented inaccurately

A room full of fluorescent light, clean and tight, all in boxes
A sterile environment used for medical treatment

People coughing, people yelling in panic and pain
Individuals experiencing symptoms of illness and expressing distress

Vomiting, carrying their piss in a plastic bag
Patients are dealing with intense discomfort including nausea and difficulties with basic physical functions

Confused and tired, beloved ones we loved once, we trusted
Family and friends feeling disoriented and exhausted, during a trying ordeal

Knew just what being clueless allowed us
The realization that ignorance was protecting them from the full gravity of the situation

Now being useless unites us
The shared feeling of being unable to make a difference has brought people together

Sitting in a station, waiting for the last bus
Individuals waiting, perhaps in vain, for a solution or way out of their distress

What was it that you expected?
Rhetorical inquiry, questioning the unrealistic expectations of a particular situation

Oh, it seems unacceptable
Expressing dissatisfaction towards an unpleasant or undesirable state of affairs

Accept the predictable, your lost war
One should come to terms with what is inevitable and the reality of a hopeless situation

Or were you sure Mr. Candy
Sarcastic questioning of a hypothetical character, who thinks that they have a handle on an uncontrollable situation

Would so elegantly move to the next family and skip yours?
Asking if some external source will magically fix all their problems

Back home, back to needles
Returning to a place of either comfortable familiarity or uncomfortable medicinal procedures

Just stay with me, though
Asking for companionship and possibly emotional support

Just wait a minute, I swear we're winning
Holding out for hope and positive outcomes, even amidst a daunting situation

Show is just beginning
Indication of the complicated and dramatic nature of what is happening

White page, I mean it
A blank slate or chance for new beginnings, stated emphatically

Black pen scribbled, stage four
A darker and more desperate turn in the story

I know just where you're from
Acknowledging familiarity with a particular place or mindset

Try fool me, I'm not dumb
Asserting that one cannot be easily tricked or manipulated

I'm coming only for you
Taking initiative to help someone in need

I know that I'm a scumbag
Self-deprecating, expressing a low sense of worth

I'm coming only for you, but one day
Helping now but possibly extending that help to others in the future

I'll get your family too
Possible plans to help more people, beyond just the individual

The whole morning been like a fantasy
Expressing disbelief and surrealism in how events have unfolded

One with a bad script, written by a lunatic
Feeling as though the situation is unnatural and chaotic, poorly planned out

Brightly illuminated but, like a horror film
Despite the cheerful and positive atmosphere, the situation has elements of fear and dread

Come get your best seats, we're about to begin
Encouraging involvement, despite the difficult times ahead

And tell this motherfucker, lemon man, to back off
Angry demand for someone to leave them alone

Take his motherfucking lemonade and get lost
Telling someone to take their attempted kindness elsewhere

Tell him he can take his act of charity and spill it
Rejecting charity and implying that it is wasted effort

Give it to the real sick kids who really fucking need it
Suggesting that charity would be better used elsewhere

I'm here to give you a hand
Offering help and support

I know you don't wanna be saved
Acknowledging that the person may not want or feel they need help, despite needing it

And in this squeaky bed, and even if you can't
A possibly uncomfortable or unfamiliar place, where they may be struggling to receive care

I'm coming over for you
Reiterating their commitment to helping the person in need

Take a sip, it's hand-squeezed, an act of faith, for thirty years, wait
Offering refreshment, but also indicating it is a long-standing tradition or ritual

Please know I'm not a scum
Trying to establish credibility and trustworthiness

Don't get confused, I'm the good guy
Trying to dispel any doubts or distrust

I'm the lemon man, the lemon man, the lemon man, the lemon man
Identification of self, or trying to distance oneself from negative connotations of the term