A Setup
Unveiling the Economic Struggle: A Setup in E-Town Concrete's Tale
Lyrics
Johnny never went to college.
Johnny didn't pursue higher education.
He couldn't afford the fee.
Financial constraints prevented Johnny from affording college fees.
He got lucky; he had an uncle who worked for NBC.
Johnny's luck came from having an uncle at NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation).
Now Johnny's taking for people,
Johnny is now working in sales, targeting people who make TV purchases, particularly wealthy housewives buying expensive jewelry.
who shop from the TV-mostly wealthy housewives who buy expensive jewerly.
"It's a setup, keep you down.
Expressing a belief that societal structures are designed to keep individuals down.
They set up you, then knock you"
Highlighting a sense of manipulation and being set up by external forces.
Johnny got laid-off, his job sent overseas.
Johnny lost his job due to outsourcing.
He made about 50 bucks day, his replacement-$3.
Describing the drastic difference in wages between Johnny and his replacement.
My mother never had much money; my grades were never all that great.
Speaker's mother faced financial challenges, impacting academic performance.
So how fuck am I supposed to learn if eduation cost more than I make?
Expressing frustration about the high cost of education compared to income.
And how fuck the am I supposed to earn when,
good jobs want a college degree?
Difficulty in securing well-paying jobs without a college degree.
Seven bucks an hour, what kind of future does that leave for me?!
Reflecting on the limited prospects with a low-wage job.
"It's a setup, keep you down.
Reiteration of the belief that societal structures are designed to keep people down.
They set up you, then knock you"(2x)
Repeating the theme of being set up and manipulated by external forces.
Johnny's is going through some tough times,
Johnny is facing tough times and financial struggles.
and barely making both ends meet.
Struggling to make ends meet due to economic challenges.
He can't find a jod on account of the economy.
Job scarcity due to economic downturn affecting Johnny's employment prospects.
Johnny's feeling desperate.
Johnny, driven by desperation and the need to support his family, resorts to robbery.
He's got kids to feed.
Highlighting Johnny's responsibility as a provider for his children.
So the day I met Johnny, he robbing me.
The speaker encountered Johnny on the day he committed robbery.
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