Motherfucker
Primitive Radio Gods Lyrics

When do I get paid for all the money you made
As the listener is being addressed, they are questioned on when the singer will get compensated for all the profits made from the shady operations carried out by the listener.

Selling souls on Capitol Hill
The listener is accused of being involved in the unethical practice of selling people's souls to gain power, especially by working in the US Capitol.

Another law's been passed designed to break your ass
Reference to the fact that new laws are consistently made and enforced with the ulterior motive of oppressing the listener further by making things harder for them.

And keep the middle class quiet and still
One of the reasons why new laws are being created by the listener is that they want to keep the middle class quiet so that they can't rise up against them or demand their rights.

You talk a lot about justice and then go and bust us
Here, the listener is exposed as someone who pays lip service to the idea of justice. In reality, they are the ones who oppress the masses and subject them to unfair treatment.

Except for a chosen few
The listener is found to limit their bias against only a few people judged to be the unworthy ones who are excluded from their favor regardless of their efforts.

I've got a God-given right to smoke whatever I like
The singer asserts their belief that they should have the freedom to do whatever they want, including smoking, as granted to them by God and not by the listener or anyone else.

So tell me how it got given to you...Motherfuckers
This line is a sarcastic retort to the listener and anyone associated with their oppressive activities. It is used to challenge them to explain how they came to receive the power and authority to limit others' freedom.

The monkey looks back at his foot in the trap
This line is an analogy that compares the masses to a monkey caught in a trap. It implies that the masses are slowly realizing how they have been fooled into living a life of slavery, and the monkey looks back, realizing it was foolish to have fallen for the trap laid for it.

And it's the boogie man coming for you
This line is a reminder that consequences of certain people's actions are bound to come back to haunt them in the form of the boogieman, which could, in this case, represent karma.

He sells you a spade to dig out your own grave
Here, the listener is characterized as someone who sells their victim the necessary tools to dig their own grave, thereby meaning they are complicit and merely takes advantage of the victims' situations.

And you can cover yourself when you're through
The listener is exposed as someone who engages their victims to bury themselves by providing them with all the necessary tools to while ensuring no trace is left so that the victims remain hidden after death.

I never just "say no" so take your slogans and go
The singer asserts their independence and disregard for the common method of persuasion. They refuse to follow the standard call of action and avoid being coerced with propaganda by the listener.

I'm gonna spell it so there ain't no doubt
The singer expresses their intention to be as clear as possible so that whatever they say leaves no room for doubt about their feelings or intentions.

'Cause I'm the one with the other
The singer is confident in their superiority and feels that they have an alternative perspective or solution that the listener does not possess.

I'm a bad motherfucker
The artist is confident about their capabilities and abilities and is seemingly someone to be feared or revered, depending on the context.

And my bullet's gonna find you out
This line can be interpreted in a metaphorical sense, meaning that the artist is armed with knowledge and information potent enough to expose the listener's wrongdoing in public.

Four billion people all strung out of their minds
Reference to the widespread desperation that has taken root and caused 4 billion people to lose their minds in one way or another.

On power trips and slavery ships
Another take on the state of things, where slavers in power rule over the masses and subject them to the misery of being slaves on a drifting ship called life.

Not seeing that they're blind
This line is poignant in that it refers to the fact that people may be engaged or occupied with their lives so much that they never see the injustice being done to them, thus rendering them 'blind'.

Put up your hands, give me all your money
This is most likely a reference to a robbery or hold-up that the artist is carrying out, where they are asking their victim to give them all their money, and anyone hesitating risks getting hurt.

Don't think, don't blink, 'cause I can't rely on you
The artist is frustrated by the listener's inaction and must take the matter in their own hands. Therefore, they implore the listener not to hesitate or delay in completing the task at hand.

I sold myself, and I'll sell you with me
The singer has become comfortable with the idea of taking advantage of others and admits to selling themselves out and anybody who may fall prey with them, further painting the victims of their actions as just others in their endless list of conquests.

Mothers and fathers, it's your sons and daughters
The artist is appealing to the emotions of parents and pointing out the issue which may be endangering their children's lives and future by their corrupt, oppressive actions.

That they're selling to the prison cells
Here, the singer is pointing out that the listener is engaged in immoral activities that are funneling their children's future and destiny towards the same grim and oppressive way of life as themselves.

Why so afraid of the flesh you've made
This line is an indictment of the listener's hypocrisy; they made the flesh and blood of their victims, so why are they directly or indirectly afraid of it?

And the lies that the preachers tell
The singer refers to the deceptive teachings that the listener and others like them spread and reinforce, which perpetuate the cycle of lies and oppression.

Well, I was born to run on the light of the sun
The artist believes that from birth, they have been blessed with a quality, like the light of the sun, which they can use to fuel their journeys or objectives.

And the smell of the woman's wrist
This line refers metaphorically to a woman's essence, which the artist finds alluring and alludes to mostly for the scent being strong enough to stand as fuel for the journey ahead.

I'm out of things to say, so here's a raw display
The singer has shed all their words and rhetoric revealing the truth as they see it by acting or demonstrating thrusting the objective they want to be achieved to the fore of their mind.

And the power of the silent truth
The singer believes that the truth, when supported by clear action and objective, is more potent and impactful than all talk and speeches.