What does Slaves & Bulldozers mean?

Soundgarden: Slaves & Bulldozers Meaning

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Slaves & Bulldozers Lyrics

Every word I said is what I mean
Every word I said is what I mean
Everything I gave is what I need
Virgin eyes and dirty looks
On what I have and why I took
Counting all the hands I shook

Now I know why you've been shaking
Now I know why you've...

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  1. anonymous
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     Oct 8th 2017 !⃝

    Innocent children used for sex.

  2. anonymous
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     Jun 15th 2017 !⃝

    -"Virgin eyes and dirty looks" (child with a pedo)
    -"What I have and what I took" (youth, looks/"taking it" in the...)
    -"Counting all the hands I shook" (recalling how many Johns)
    -"Laughing every time I choke" (sadism/trauma session)
    -"Bleed your heart out" (injury, profuse bleeding)
    -"No more *rides for free*" (forced into prostitution)
    -"What's in it for me?" (self interest/self protection/jaded)
    -"Buying lies and stealing jokes" (corruption)
    -"Now I know why you've been shaking" (fear/trauma)
    -"Now I know why you've been taken" (abduction for sex slavery)

    "slaves/bulldozers":"powerless/powerful":"slave/master":"labor/industry". I.e. powerless slaves and powerful masters of industry.

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  3. anonymous
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     May 1st 2014 !⃝

    Men are slaves to women (bulldozers).

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