can say about democracy" seems to imply that democracy isn't real, and the elected government still act like dictators. "The elderly rubbish they talk, to an apathetic grave" implies that the leaders lead fake lives and they have no Friends, Just Acquaintances. So no-one cares, not even death. "The enlightenment driven away" is the freedom of the people and there civilian rights being removed "Mismanagement and grief, We must suffer them all again" leaves no hope for the future. Auden is saying human kind will never learn and we will all suffer grief due to mismanagement by the governments again and again.

"Faces along the bar, Cling to their average day, The lights must never go out, the music must always play" shows how reluctant humans are to change. They cling to their average day and cling to what's normal. It gives them stability even thou

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Approximate Word count = 574
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)