Good Intentions, Bad Extremes - 02 - Long Wait (Welcome to Washington) [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
Alarm goes off at 5 AM
This ain't no joke or for pretend
I roll over to check the date
March 23rd, I just can’t wait

It’s time for that DC field trip
So excited, gonna be sick
Hop on the train that silver line
Transit fair is 5.99

Hop off train at Capitol south
This trip’s gonna be dope no doubt
Ascending up those marble stairs
To see what is or is not fair

The highest court in all the land
9 justices we’ll see first hand
Scalia, Roberts, RBG
The Supreme Court we’ll finally see!

Wait what is this?
It’s only 8:46 In the morning
I say as I’m yawning
And then it starts dawning—
On me, you see: this line is even longer than an IMAX movie screen

Check my watch its 10 AM
Line barely moved from end to end
Guard said that we’d get in just fine
Well clearly not, he must have lied!

And as we stand out here freezing in the cold
The guard comes out and announces that the first case is closed!

Long, long wait….Long, long wait…
Sitting here on Capitol Hill, Sitting here on Capitol Hill (2x)

[Verse 2]
Another hour passes
Forward move the masses
Till finally they give us green 3 minute passes

We head on through security
These arguments are sure to be
Of the most utmost quality
They’ll redeem everything, you’ll see

Laughing, jokes, and witty retorts
My man Clarence Thomas said nada of course
Fun while it lasted but seemed like a show
Security says time is up and you all gotta go

2 congressmen are on their way
There cannot be any delay
We head back to the House of Reps
And wait for Don up on the steps

But Beyer doesn't show time
And when he does I start to find
He’s nice but this act he puts forth
Is made to make us like him more

Mark Warner doesn’t care one bit
Answers about derivatives
He doesn’t really talk a lot
For him this is a photo op

I leaned over and asked my friend
This can’t possibly be the end
He laughed and then he shook his head
Exclaimed “Welcome to Washington!"

Long, long wait….Long, long wait…
Sitting here on Capitol Hill, Sitting here on Capitol Hill (2x)