Here is a beautiful Genesis song that describes Trump and the needs of his followers.

[TheBlackAdder]

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It's not 100% descriptive.

The gist of this song is that a man follows a charismatic leader and becomes disgruntled. He leaves and falls off a cliff into a parallel dimension, only to find others see him as a divine presence and start to follow him. In the end, he sees another fall off a cliff and it vaguely looks like him. This is showing a kind of endless loop in society.

While Trump is searching to be the ruler, his ascension to power is professed to be partly based on fleeing the current structure. Which we know is bullshit--he always wanted power. Trump would never have the self-realization that he is just another of the things he professes he hates. In fact, he embraces the extremities of them. The followers, show that there will always be people, from generation to generation, that yearn to be led by someone--ascribing divine powers onto mere mortals because they are weak and live in chronic fear and need to be led by someone who they can channel their energy.

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[Squidly]

1. I love early Genesis

[Alex4Martinez]

2. Great lyrics by Tony Banks. LOVE Genesis.

One for the Vine
Genesis

Fifty thousand men were sent to do the will of one.
His claim was phrased quite simply, though he never voiced it loud,
I am he, the chosen one.

In his name they could slaughter, for his name they could die.
Though many there were believed in him, still more were sure he lied,
But they'll fight the battle on.

Then one whose faith had died
Fled back up the mountainside,
But before the top was made,
A misplaced footfall made him stray
From the path prepared for him.
Off of the mountain,
On to a wilderness of ice.

This unexpected vision made them stand and shake with fear,
But nothing was his fright compared with those who saw him appear.
Terror filled their minds with awe.

Simple were the folk who lived
Upon this frozen wave.
So not surprising was their thought,
This is he, God's chosen one,
Who's come to save us from
All our oppressors.
We shall be kings on this world.

Follow me!
I'll play the game you want me,
Until I find a way back home.

Follow me!
I give you strength inside you,
Courage to win your battles -

No, no, no, this can't go on,
This will be all that I fled from.
Let me rest for a while.

He walked into a valley,
All alone.
There he talked with water, and then with the vine.

They leave me no choice.
I must lead them to glory or most likely to death.

They traveled cross the plateau of ice, up to its edge.
Then they crossed a mountain range and saw the final plain.
Still he urged the people on.

Then, on a distant slope,
He observed one without hope
Flee back up the mountainside.
He thought he recognized him by his walk,
And by the way he fell,
And by the way he
Stood up, and vanished into air

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Anthony George Banks
One for the Vine lyrics © Imagem U.S. LLC

[cos dem]

3. Cool. I always love finding fellow Genesis fans.

I'll have to pull this album out and listen to it. It's certainly an overlooked gem in their early catalog.