Bob at a show in Chicago dedicated this song to Bruce Finkelman owner of The Empty Bottle, a notorious local piece of shit. The references to “Empty Hole” make that a little more clear. Also in this post in the EA forum a user said this
“The city kept sending Bruce asbestos violation notices which...
Don't say that you were thinking
When you've never done the right thing
Oh broken moral compass
Pointed straight to hell
You better pray from that empty hole
The empty hole that was your soul
Do you believe your own lies
When the cost is your friends' lives?
Hey comrades take a stand
He doesn't even get a shit about your band
It's time to organize a boycott
He only feels pain in the wallet
Boycott was written by Todd Trainer & Bob Weston & Steve Albini.
Boycott was produced by Todd Trainer & Bob Weston & Steve Albini.
Todd Trainer told Exclaim:
I suppose that “Elephant” can be thought of as politically oriented, but it’s really more broad than that to me. It’s about how people use language to frame arguments… how the word choice in a discussion or argument can be used to frame the argument in your favor and put...