It can be instructive and even eye-opening (if "open" constitutes any part of your being) to hear what the artist/writer actually intended...

Originally Posted By: CNN

... the singer addressed his song having been played at this week’s 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, saying that he found it “funny” because the song “is written about the people on that stage.”

“The one thing that has bothered me is seeing people wrap politics up into this,” Anthony said. “It’s aggravating seeing people on conservative news try to identify with me, like I’m one of them. It’s aggravating seeing certain musicians and politicians act like we’re buddies and act like we’re fighting the same struggle here, like that we’re trying to present the same message.”



https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/entertainment/oliver-anthony-song-response/index.html