I agree. And think you're spot on about us all being "criminals waiting to be called" as well!Damaged Son wrote:Thanks, Rarefied Farrar.Rarefied Farrar wrote:Damaged Son, great, great post. I couldn't agree more with your logic on why we're all "criminals waiting to be called."
Although as Tokyo mentioned, the song also directly references George the senior.
Regarding the "kinder gentler" bit: Yep, most definitely. You and Tokyo Fan are right, of course. I still feel like the song as a whole isn't preoccupied with Bush Sr. Instead, he's just a detail in a larger observation, as opposed to a song like "Jet Pilot" that was preoccupied with Bush Jr. from beginning to end.
And I appreciate the observations in Jay's lyrics as opposed to being bothered to no end (as evidently Shuck is!).
And Shuck, the SUV no blood for oil comment was hilarious.