Popcorn
Solillaquists of Sound Lyrics

Covered in stuttering young cause of cluttered hunger lines
Young people often stutter because they are famished and don't have enough food to eat.

Everyone's a customer of something they despise
People consume things they dislike as if they are clients of those things.

Just along for the ride
People are simply passively going through life without purpose or intention.

Tube it moved the social climb
The television has altered the way that people aspire to climb the social ladder.

Into visual war which time
Television has also created a type of social conflict that revolves around what people watch on TV.

Lets regrets as slippery
Watching television is an activity that is non-productive and contributes to regrets.

Butter smothered witchery
Television is like a magical spell that hypnotizes people and makes them feel good temporarily.

It's a spectator's crime
Watching television is a crime of inaction because it doesn't challenge people to take action.

Didn't never know the price
People don't realize the cost of watching television on their lives and their society.

Tuck me in with bad advice
Television is like a bad parent that gives viewers terrible advice about how to live their lives.

Wonder why the children play
Adults are mystified about why children play, but playing is a way for kids to escape from the negative influence of television.

Better in a stepford state?
Is it better for people to be brainwashed by television and completely controlled by it like in the movie The Stepford Wives?

Not a one would inquire
No one is curious or questioning the effects that television has on people and society.

All they were interested in was...
People are only interested in being entertained and distracted by television without considering its negative impact.

We like your teller vision
We appreciate the way that you see the world and want to hear more about it.

But the television is telling us to vision
However, television is telling us what to see and how to see it rather than allowing us to form our own vision of the world.

More than what you're telling us
Television is telling us more than what the artist is explaining to us about the world.

Popcorn
Popcorn represents the shiny, distracting objects that television offers us.

Don't get jealous pops
Don't be envious of the people who are distracted by television.

I'm a seed, nurture me
The artist is asking their audience to support their artistic development and growth.

No water please
However, they don't want their growth to be influenced by the negative effects of television.

Knocked on pops to get a bag of their very own to be like the Jones' next door
People will follow the crowd and want what others have, like a bag of popcorn, just because their neighbors have it.

"What do you want it for?" Pop would say
The wise elder, Pop, questions people's motivations and desires for consuming things like popcorn.

Hesitant to cop for corn
Pop is hesitant to give in and provide popcorn because he knows it's not good for people.

Shop for jawns they never touched after a year or two
People waste money on buying things they don't really need or use, like unnecessary products advertised on television.

Anyway, a penny saved he figured, until a day's delay...
Pop believes in the value of saving money and being cautious with spending, but he also knows that people will eventually succumb to their desires and buy popcorn.

The carnival came in town packed with clowns
The carnival is like a fun, but fake, spectacle that distracts people from what really matters in their lives.

Now, how's this gonna go down?
Pop is worried about the outcome of the people's desires for popcorn.

Pop's contemplating...
Pop is deeply considering the situation and what he should do to help people make better choices.

"Popcorn's just a date away from kids going mad."
Pop understands that consuming too much popcorn, or any other shiny distraction, can have negative effects on people's mental health and well-being.

So he calls em over to his lap
Pop wants to engage with the people and have a conversation about their desires for popcorn and the negative effects of consuming it.

Begins a rap about vegetables
Pop tries to educate the people about the benefits of eating healthy foods like vegetables instead of consuming junk food like popcorn.

Hoping it'll distract'em from the pop spectacle
Pop hopes that by talking about vegetables, he can distract people from their desires for popcorn and other distractions.

Guess you know the rest
The situation played out predictably, with people still wanting popcorn despite Pop's advice.

Thinking what the kids stressed...
The kids were only thinking about their desires for popcorn and not considering the consequences of their actions.

"BUMP VEGGIES, (listen) BUMP POPS! WE WANT POPCORN!"
The people are shouting and demanding their desires for popcorn, completely ignoring Pop's wise advice to eat healthy foods instead.

Got no silver, got no gold
The artist doesn't have much material wealth, but that's not the most important thing in life.

With no woman by my side
The artist also doesn't have a romantic partner in their life, but that's not what defines them.

Just an old road specter soul
The artist is just a wandering soul on the road of life with no material possessions or romantic relationships to hold them down.

Along for the ride
The artist is simply going through life passively without specific intentions or direction.