[Intro]
About our goal
In doubt… of our role<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
Dues due to our “do”
(Time to pay the toll)
What’s our goal?
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
So, you bet your life
On the stock market
First it took off…
(Like a rocket)
Then, came strife
Came back down to earth
(Worth now dirt)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
Dues due to our “do”
(Time to pay the toll)
What’s our goal?
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
About our goal
In doubt… (of our role)
Figure out (the toll)
Is the cost of freedom
(Being dumb?)
If so, let me know
(How come?)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
So, you bet your life
On your career
Now in strife
(cause it’s end is near)
The man of your command
Has damned your demand<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
Dues due to our “do”
(Time to pay the toll)
What’s our goal?
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
About our goal
In doubt… (of our role)
Figure out (the toll)
Is the cost of freedom
(Being dumb?)
If so, let me know
(How come?)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
Oh, how droll
(Our goal)<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n
This song, “Goal’s Role,”<\/em> reads like a poetic indictment of reckless ambition and misguided leadership, making it an incisive metaphor for the consequences of Trump\u2019s tariff-driven trade war. Here\u2019s a breakdown of how the lyrics can be interpreted in that context:<\/p>\n “So, you bet your life \/ On the stock market \/ First it took off… (Like a rocket) \/ Then, came strife \/ Came back down to earth \/ (Worth now dirt)”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This verse parallels the initial market optimism<\/em> following Trump\u2019s election and tax cuts\u2014stocks soared, especially with promises of deregulation and America-first trade policies. But once the trade war escalated<\/em>, especially with China, volatility returned, manufacturing slumped, and farmers saw exports evaporate. The market\u2019s gains became a mirage\u2014\u201cworth now dirt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n “Dues due to our ‘do’ \/ (Time to pay the toll) \/ What’s our goal?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A sharp commentary on accountability. \u201cDues due to our \u2018do\u2019\u201d calls out the consequences of the administration\u2019s actions. Tariffs, meant as leverage, became self-inflicted costs\u2014hurting U.S. consumers, supply chains, and exports. The rhetorical question \u201cWhat\u2019s our goal?\u201d<\/em> exposes the lack of strategic vision behind the policy. Was the aim economic nationalism? Leverage over China? Voter optics? The result: economic toll without a coherent goal.<\/p>\n “About our goal \/ In doubt… (of our role) \/ Figure out (the toll) \/ Is the cost of freedom \/ (Being dumb?) \/ If so, let me know \/ (How come?)”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The chorus is the soul of the critique. It questions whether the price of freedom\u2014or sovereignty, as used in trade rhetoric\u2014requires willful ignorance<\/em>. The use of \u201cBeing dumb?\u201d isn\u2019t just flippant\u2014it\u2019s a scathing jab at anti-expert, impulsive policymaking. There\u2019s an existential tone too: Is this what freedom means now\u2014choosing pride over progress?<\/em><\/p>\n “So, you bet your life \/ On your career \/ Now in strife \/ (cause it’s end is near) \/ The man of your command \/ Has damned your demand”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This stanza could reflect the fallout for workers and industries that trusted Trump\u2019s promises\u2014whether farmers, autoworkers, or small business owners. Careers were staked on rhetoric about \u201cbringing jobs back\u201d and \u201cwinning.\u201d But when retaliatory tariffs hit, or global firms moved elsewhere, many saw those promises collapse. The \u201cman of your command\u201d (Trump) didn\u2019t deliver\u2014he damned their demand.<\/em><\/p>\n “Oh, how droll \/ (Our goal)”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The closing line drips with irony. \u201cDroll\u201d<\/em> implies bitter amusement at the absurdity of the situation. The goal, once lofty or noble-sounding, has been reduced to a hollow joke.<\/p>\n “Goal’s Role”<\/em> critiques the short-sightedness and performative nature of Trump’s economic decisions\u2014especially tariffs and trade wars. It highlights how these policies, wrapped in populist bravado, lacked strategy, inflicted self-harm, and left citizens disillusioned.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a call to reflect on national purpose (What\u2019s our goal?<\/em>) and the real cost of misusing power under the banner of freedom\u2014be that economic, political, or moral.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goals-Role-I.mp3 Goals-Role-I.mp4 Goals-Role-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3 Goals-Role-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4 Goals-Role-intro.mp3 [Intro]About our goalIn doubt… of our role [Bridge]Dues due to our “do”(Time to pay the toll)What’s our goal?[Instrumental, Guitar Solo] [Verse 1]So, you bet your lifeOn the stock marketFirst it took off…(Like a rocket)Then, came strifeCame back down to earth(Worth now dirt) [Bridge]Dues due to our “do”(Time to pay the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[696],"class_list":["post-43071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-record"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43071"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43084,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43071\/revisions\/43084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Verse 1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Bridge:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nChorus:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Verse 2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Outro:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Overall Interpretation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
From the album “Record<\/a>“<\/h3>\n
Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US<\/a><\/h2>\n
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n