Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.

The line laments how little control performers may have over their careers despite intense labor. “Work and slave” underscores the physical and emotional grind of acting—auditions, rehearsals, touring, and the constant need to be chosen. The punchline—hair color determining “fate”—points to the arbitrariness of casting and the industry’s reliance on superficial markers of “type,” marketability, and fashion. Read broadly, it critiques a system in which appearance can outweigh talent and effort, and where success can hinge on mutable trends or a director’s narrow visual preference rather than merit.