2019.01.15.
Bread and Games
May an avenger rise up from my bonesThrills, cracking jokes
Blood and game and the finest fare
Now pour in and take your places
Such eagerness reigns in the crowd
The portcullis raised, as it should be
The death-doomed enter
A good wine, a gourmet feast
Today no enjoyment is left behind
The crowd screams
You are condemned to death
Step right up, clear the ring
The red sand makes you carefree
What we lack, fortunately, isn't much
Bread and game1
The thumb now points downward
Do you feel the power, the time has come
Do you hear the masses roar in exhilaration
So it was and so it shall be
We are lords over death and life
The judgment today is not difficult for us
One should give food to the lions
We don't need a winner anymore
The crowd screams
You are condemned to death
Step right up, clear the ring
Come in, my friend, and join in
What we lack, fortunately, isn't much
Bread and game
Step right up, clear the ring
The red sand makes you carefree
What we lack, fortunately, isn't much
Bread and game
Step right up, clear the ring
Come in, my friend, and join in
What we lack, fortunately, isn't much
Bread and game
Step right up, clear the ring
The red sand makes you carefree
What we lack, fortunately, isn't much
Bread and game
- 1. “Bread and games” (or “bread and circuses”) is a figure of speech often used in political context that means to use food and entertainment as a way of appeasing the masses in order to distract them from more important issues and/or gain power.