The song, titled something like "Coat of Fools" based on its recurring motif, appears to be an original or user-composed piece drawing heavily from the themes in W.B. Yeats' 1914 poem "A Coat." It reimagines the poem's core metaphor—a beautifully embroidered coat symbolizing artistic creation, mythology, or personal philosophy that's co-opted by "fools" (imitators or conformists)—into a modern rap-rock anthem. The lyrics blend rock, blues, and progressive elements with rap interludes to explore self-reliance, authenticity, and resistance to external control.

Coat of Fools

Winnipeg composer, retired from the farm, still chasing meaning in melody. My work lives where TV cues meet YouTube soundscapes, with a few albums in between. Built in Mixcraft Pro, fuelled by late-night coffee, stubborn curiosity, and a Stoic’s sense of timing. Also writing on politics, history, and philosophy, because sound isn’t my only instrument.

Coat of Fools

Wayne Mathison