Briefcase
Corporate Confusion: Seeking Forgiveness Beyond Briefcases
Lyrics
I started out with a briefcase
The speaker began their journey with a briefcase.
Official business
Engaged in official business.
And the suit asked me
The suit, likely a person in authority, requested the speaker to seek forgiveness from their boss.
To ask my boss for forgiveness
The speaker ignored the advice and did not seek forgiveness.
And I didn't listen
The speaker did not heed what the suit advised.
To what he said
The speaker did not comprehend the suit's words.
I didn't understand
There was a lack of understanding on the speaker's part.
The buzzwords he used were so
The suit used complex and condensed buzzwords.
Compressed
Repetition emphasizes the compression and complexity of the buzzwords.
Compressed
-Compressed
-Compressed
-And I was headed away from him
The speaker moved away from the suit and other authoritative figures.
And the other slave masters
Reference to oppressive figures, possibly employers or authorities.
And the walls were damp
Describes a bleak and uncomfortable environment.
The lights were dim
-And I imagined
The speaker daydreams about life beyond the oppressive environment.
Life outside
Imagining life outside the confined walls.
These walls
-Five feet tall
The walls are five feet tall, suggesting confinement and limitation.
What do they expect
Raising a question about expectations.
Respect
Raising a question about whether respect is expected.
Do they expect respect
-Respect
Repeating the question about respect.
The engine was so loud
Describing a loud engine, possibly metaphorical for a noisy environment.
We all were scurrying around
People rushing around in a chaotic manner.
I heard the sound of machinery
The speaker hears machinery, indicating an industrial setting.
And the mindless men
Reference to individuals who lack independent thought.
Were gazing down
The mindless individuals are observing the speaker.
I only heard them scream at me
The speaker hears screams, possibly metaphorical or literal.
And again
-Once again
Repetition of not understanding the situation.
I didn't understand
The speaker questions the possibility of being relieved from the situation.
Can I be relieved
Repetition of the desire for relief.
Can I be relieved
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