Chains of Industry
Shackled Voices: Confronting Corporate Exploitation Through Perpetuated's Chains of Industry
Lyrics
Locked up and forgotten
Expressing feeling of being confined and ignored.
Great land of the free
Critiquing the contradiction in a country that claims freedom but has issues with exploitation.
Content to pocket profits
Describing a society content with benefiting financially from unethical practices.
From prison slavery
Highlighting the economic gains made from exploiting incarcerated individuals.
Incarceration - A life denied
Pointing out the denial of a normal life due to incarceration.
Exploitation - Stripped of their rights
Addressing the stripping away of basic rights through exploitation.
Rehabilitation - An afterthought
Characterizing rehabilitation as an overlooked aspect of the justice system.
Privatization - Cheap labor bought
Commenting on the use of cheap prison labor in privatized systems.
Locked away
Reiterating the theme of being confined, locked away.
In the chains of industry
Metaphorically referring to the entrapment within the industrial system.
No escape
Emphasizing the lack of freedom and options for those in this system.
From the throws of corporate greed
Pointing to the pervasive influence of corporate greed in society.
Dealing in lives
Conveying the idea that lives are being treated as commodities.
Our history repeats
Reflecting on the repetition of historical injustices.
Unquestioned
Suggesting that these issues go unchallenged or unquestioned.
Rights of man forgotten
Indicating the disregard for basic human rights.
Great land of the free
Repeating the irony of a "free" land benefiting from such practices.
Content to pocket profits
Reiterating the societal contentment with profiting from unethical means.
From prison slavery
Echoing the earlier point about profiting from prison slavery.
Criminals turned victims
Highlighting the transformation of individuals from criminals to victims within the system.
In the system we create
Commenting on the societal structure that creates such victims.
As long as it's behind closed doors
Suggesting that these issues persist as long as they remain hidden or ignored.
It perpetuates
Summarizing the cyclical nature of the problem, indicating its perpetuation.
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