"I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realize at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control." —Sting
I think you mean "a sense of irony". Something you clearly lack.
Sorry I'm not "underkill" enough for you. But nobody has Clockwork-Orange'd you into reading this thread.
If you don't like what you see, close your eyes, look away. It will still be here when you're ready to open them again.
Thanks for the internet diagnosis though! I'll look into it!
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irony 1 |ˈʌɪrəni|
noun ( pl. ironies ) [ mass noun ]
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect: ‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony.
• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result: the irony is that I thought he could help me | [ count noun ] : one of life's little ironies.
• (also dramatic or tragic irony )a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
Not only are you not right, you are not even wrong.
You have confused "Total War" [1] for "war" in general.
Furthermore, "Total War" is near impossible in reality and has yet to occur.
Stop trying to desecrate our language with your tapered definitions.
Open a dictionary.
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war |wɔː|
noun [ mass noun ]
a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country: Japan declared war on Germany | the two countries were at war for the next eight years | [ count noun ] : I fought in two wars.
• a state of competition or hostility between different people or groups: she was at war with her parents | [ count noun ] : a price war among tour operators.
• a sustained campaign against an undesirable situation or activity: the authorities are waging war against smuggling | [ count noun ] : a war on drugs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Breath_You_Take#Origins_a...