Out of Mind
Incarcerated Reflections: Garvan Lambert's Tale of Society's Hidden ConsequencesLyrics
Lock em' up, hide the key
Advocating for strict punishment, suggesting imprisonment by locking individuals away and concealing the means of release.
Halls the good men shall never see
Referring to a place or state where virtuous individuals will never exist.
Vociferous men in chains
Describing loud and forceful men who are restrained or oppressed.
I kick their flanks and hoist their reins
Physically attacking and controlling individuals, emphasizing dominance and control.
The Prison of Skath is worse than hell
Introducing the Prison of Skath as a place worse than hell, indicating extreme suffering.
And that's before you've seen the cell
Highlighting the severity of the prison experience, suggesting that even before entering a cell, the situation is dire.
They freeze all night and burn all day
Describing harsh conditions in the prison, with inmates enduring freezing nights and scorching days.
For their crimes the cons will pay
Stating that prisoners will pay for their crimes through their suffering.
If the people break our rules they'll find they wind up here
Warning that those who defy societal rules will face imprisonment in the mentioned place.
As far as their families know they've disappeared
Implying that lawbreakers' families will be kept in the dark about their fate, intensifying the sense of disappearance.
Men deprived of liberty they stay confined
Expressing that men stripped of their freedom remain confined, emphasizing their invisibility.
They're out of sight and out of mind
Summarizing the idea that these individuals are overlooked and forgotten.
I pace these halls, try my best
Describing the speaker's actions as they navigate the prison halls, suggesting a sense of duty or responsibility.
To keep the bad separated from the rest
Expressing an effort to segregate the bad elements from the rest of the population.
I find my purpose in letting those have none
Finding purpose in depriving certain individuals of freedom, possibly to maintain order or justice.
My work has just begun
Indicating that the speaker's task is ongoing and perhaps challenging.
If the people break our rules they'll find they wind up here
Reiterating the consequences for breaking societal rules and ending up in the described prison.
As far as their families know they've disappeared
Reemphasizing the secrecy surrounding the fate of those imprisoned and the impact on their families.
Men deprived of liberty they stay confined
Reiterating the theme of individuals losing their liberty and becoming invisible to society.
They're out of sight and out of mind
Restating the idea that these individuals are out of sight and out of mind for the broader community.
If the people break our rules they'll find they wind up here
Continuing to warn against the consequences of breaking societal rules and the resulting disappearance.
As far as their families know they've disappeared
Reiterating the lack of information given to families about the whereabouts of the imprisoned individuals.
Men deprived of liberty they stay confined
Stating the continued confinement of men who have lost their liberty.
They're out of sight and out of mind
Reemphasizing the invisibility and neglect of these confined individuals.
One man stole a fork, made it into a key
Narrating an incident where a man stole a fork to create a key, possibly symbolizing a desperate attempt to escape.
Let the crooks into where they should never be
Suggesting that allowing criminals access to places they should be barred from has negative consequences.
They claw from their cages, flood into the town
Describing chaos as imprisoned individuals escape and infiltrate the town, tarnishing its reputation.
Tarnishing our good, our reputation drowns
Expressing the negative impact of the escaped individuals on the town's image and integrity.
If the people break our rules they'll find they wind up here
Reiterating the consequences of breaking societal rules and the resulting disappearance into the described prison.
As far as their families know they've disappeared
Reemphasizing the lack of information provided to families about the whereabouts of the disappeared individuals.
Men deprived of liberty they stay confined
Restating the theme of men losing their liberty and remaining confined, hidden from society.
They're out of sight and out of mind
Concluding with the idea that these confined individuals are out of sight and out of mind for the broader community.
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