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Most people in America are raised through a sense of patriotism with pride in their country and to feel indebted for living in a land with a plethora of opportunities but with that plus side there’s also the dark side of American government that has been noted for it’s secrecy and manipulative tactics in a number of events including everything from assassination attempts, government coups, and rumored possibly even some of the greatest disasters on American soil.
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Vans are known among the more infamous side of the vehicle production with a stereotype being their frequent ownership from people of questionable character including pedophiles, rapists, serial killers & other criminals, the Chevrolet Astro being no exception and fitting into the dark context of the song with Meech’s horror spree.

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Meech infers he doesn’t have any heavenly or good figures that work with him, a halo usually representative of a angel or individual with good morality.

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“Ignorance is bliss” is a phrase coined by English poet Thomas Gray, it’s meaning citing ignorance as more of a blessing than a curse with not having to know and/or deal with a wholehearted and brutal truth.

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In recent days, some reverends and other religious officials have often been the subject of controversy due to misconduct allegations, such as inflammatory speeches within the church to allegations of abuse.

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Meech is out to defy the natural stereotypes set with the appearance that usually perpetuates a black person with tattoos and a bandana as a dangerous member of society and possibly a gang member.

While on the other side of society, a white person perpetuated with tattoos and a bandana is often associated with biker gangs, which are more often overlooked because they are comprised of white members, despite being involved in lots of the same criminal activity as black gangs, and just as dangerous.

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The debut studio album by Slipknot, originally released on June 29, 1999, was produced by Ross Robinson, a name which was synonymous with nu-metal at the time.

The album was re-released in December 1999 with an altered tracklist, due to sampling issues with Frail Limb Nursery. In this version, “Me Inside” replaced “Frail Limb Nursery” and “Purity” as track 8. This song was the first recorded song with all nine members of the classic/recognized Slipknot line-up. Purity was later released on the 10th anniversary of the album in 2009, along with Me Inside, but Frail Limb Nursery was not released.

The album was a critical and commercial success:
1. Metal Hammer magazine named it the best debut album of the past 25 years in 2011
2. “Wait and Bleed” was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards
3. The album is double platinum in the USA and has reached platinum status in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

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Used in a satirical way to sum up the previous lines where he explains that mainstream media (the screen and stage) tells us we should aspire to the celebrities and money that it glorifies.
Satirical in that he is mimicking a word commonly used on the stage (music), and at the same time referencing the fact that we are slaves to the screen and stage, while they sit in the shade.

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The hook deals as an attack on deceitful gold diggers who try to lie and sleaze their way into a man’s pants only as a way to get to their money and status.

This specifically links to Tupac’s alleged rape case against a female friend with benefits who took the stand against Shakur and explained how Tupac and his whole entourage tried to rape her though Tupac had already clarified they had previous willing relations days before the incident. After the trail all charges were found innocent except for some fondling/sexual harassment that put Pac in jail.

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Reference to NBA power-forward Serge Ibaka from the Republic of Congo, who made his way into a starting position for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sri Lanka is an island nation off the southern coast of India, making this is a reference into getting women from not just state to state but country to country, womanizing on a notable level.

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