Turncoat Lyrics Analysis
TURNCOAT!
KILLER!
LIAR!
THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the law!
Go!
States lies dressed up as evening news!
We're tired of lies we want the truth!
Broadcast by corpses courting you!
We're tired of lies we want the truth!
Most people they will never know!
We're tired of lies we want the truth!
With your or against you?
Then I am against you because you're a...
TURNCOAT! KILLER! LIAR! THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the law
TURNCOAT! KILLER! LIAR! THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the law
In your corner
Makes me wanna oh
Douse myself in gasoline!
Civil servants fall in line for you
Too brainwashed to see the truth
You use anyone you can! woah oh, woah oh, woah oh
TURNCOAT! KILLER! LIAR! THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the law
TURNCOAT! KILLER! LIAR! THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the
KILLER!
LIAR!
A TURNCOAT! and a THIEF!
Criminal with protection of the law! The law!
Criminal with protection of the law!
“Turncoat” is an derogatory term for a traitor and a scoundrel. This song appears to be about George W Bush, and his actions in government following 9/11 and the war on terror.
The first verse refers to the media in America, as spreading “State’s lies dressed up as evening news”, as the majority of the large media corporations (especially Fox News) were partisan and repeated many of the administration’s statements with little or no criticism.
“We’re tired of lies we want the truth” can refer generally to many of the former president’s allegations which proved to be untrue, like Saddam Hussein’s possession of weapons of mass destruction.
However this was also a specific phrase of the 9/11 truth movement, who want a full independent inquiry into the attacks and the release of material censored by said administration.
“With you or against you” refers to Bush’s post 9/11 speech where he claimed “You are either with us or you are with the terrorists”.
The second verse also follows this idea, referring to another of Bush’s speeches, where he intones that you are either in our corner, or the enemy one. These attempts at establishing a Jingoistic mentality are transparent and none too sophisticated.
“Civil servants fall in line for you” refers to the nearly unprecedented existence of a “solid party line” in the US government at this time, and a hard nosed policy with dissidents.
“You use anyone you can” can refer to a variety of areas, such as Bush’s contracts with and use of criminal businessmen (such as Kenneth Lay, ex-CEO of Enron) or Americas support for dictatorial nations and human rights violators (such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan) .
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