Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Originally Posted by Rob B.
I see — we finally agree. That’s exactly what I’ve been saying: if the text doesn’t contain what you claim, then the interpretation is coming from you, not the song.

Well Rob, it seems that Dom and Tony and John V all agree with my interpretation. John V stated that he can see my viewpoint.
That is not just me. That seems 4 to 1 in favor of my interpretation.
Can everybody that looks at this song be wrong?

"without the introduction"...?... but V1 is the introduction.

Looks like a duck. Quacks like a duck. That's a duck

4-2. Ben didn't. I like the guy, but he can be loopy at times.

Marty, I understand several people see your viewpoint — that’s their interpretation, and you’re welcome to it.
But the song itself doesn’t contain any explicit reference to Trump. The lyrics are written to allow multiple interpretations, and your reading is just one of them. By the way, you are the only one here calling it Trump-bashing.
Also, dismissing Ben as “loopy” isn’t fair or respectful — differing opinions don’t make someone unreliable.
Consensus doesn’t turn a metaphor into a statement; the text stands as it was written.