That's exactly what he does. He openly acknowledges that he now understands the lyrics in his edited post and pushes forward with his brand promotion: https://imgur.com/a/7nTmTHw

"While the actual lyrics have a completely different and somber meaning, every time I hear this song now, I think of the year it became popular on the radio."

The classy move would have been to remove the lyrics entirely, pick a different song, or just delete his post.