Lobotomy
Breaking Free: The Lobotomy of Conformity
Lyrics
So you tell me I can't be free
Expressing the speaker being told they can't experience freedom.
Lock me up throw away the key
Feeling confined or restricted, with the suggestion of imprisonment.
If I don't get your sympathy
Desire for understanding and compassion from others.
Will I need a lobotomy
Raising the question of whether a lobotomy is necessary to conform to societal expectations.
Get 'em by the legs, don't let 'em get out
Suggesting a method to control or restrain others.
They move too fast, they move too slow
Commenting on the varied and unpredictable nature of people.
Find a good job, be a good guy
Encouraging conformity through traditional markers of success like a good job.
Work for me till the day you die
Highlighting a lifetime of servitude or obedience to a higher authority.
That's the system, the master plan
Referring to the societal structure as a system with a predetermined plan.
Try to run if you can
Advising escape from the prescribed path if possible.
Or come with us, be a good man
Suggesting an alternative, virtuous path.
Or else we will throw you in the trash can
Warning of consequences for deviating from societal norms.
Lobotomy
Introduction of the concept of lobotomy as a recurring theme.
Lobotomy
Repetition of the idea of lobotomy, possibly emphasizing its significance.
Lobotomy
Continuation of the theme of lobotomy, possibly indicating its inevitability.
Lobotomy
Reiteration of the lobotomy theme for emphasis.
So you tell me I can't be free
Restating the notion that the speaker is denied freedom.
Gotta be like you and not like me
Emphasizing the need to conform to societal expectations.
Gotta fit in and be a good guy
Stressing the importance of fitting in and complying with societal norms.
Gotta be brainless till the day I die
Acceptance of a state of mindless conformity until death.
Lobotomy
Reiteration of the lobotomy concept.
Lobotomy
Continued emphasis on the theme of lobotomy.
So you tell me I can't be free
Reaffirming the denial of freedom to the speaker.
Lock me up throw away the key
Repeating the idea of imprisonment or restriction.
If I don't get your sympathy
Expressing a desire for understanding and compassion from others (similar to line #3).
Will I need a lobotomy
Repeating the question of whether a lobotomy is needed.
Get 'em by the legs, don't let 'em get out
Restating the method of controlling or restraining others.
They move too fast, they move too slow
Reiterating the commentary on the unpredictable nature of people.
Find a good job, be a good guy
Reemphasizing the societal pressure to conform through employment.
Work for me till the day you die
Reaffirming a lifetime of servitude or obedience.
That's the system, the master plan
Reiterating the perception of society as a structured plan.
Try to run if you can
Repeating the advice to escape from the prescribed path.
Or come with us, be a good man
Reiterating the suggestion of an alternative, virtuous path.
Or else we will throw you in the trash can
Repeating the warning of consequences for deviating from societal norms.
Lobotomy
Reiteration of the lobotomy theme, possibly with increased intensity.
Lobotomy
Continued emphasis on the significance of lobotomy.
Lobotomy
Reaffirming the theme of lobotomy, possibly as a conclusion or climax.
Lobotomy
Final reiteration of the lobotomy concept.
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