Straight Jacket
Rebellion in a Straight Jacket: The Adicts' Anthem Against Injustice
Lyrics
Police pulled me in on a Saturday night
Arrested by the police on a Saturday night.
Accused me of thieving and starting a fight
Accused of theft and starting a fight.
Never did a job I swear,
Claims innocence, insists never having committed a crime.
cops come from everywhere
Encounters police from all directions despite innocence.
They're only picking on my generation
Suggests authorities unfairly target the speaker's generation.
They don't need any provocation
Implies that the police act without any valid reason or provocation.
Please the police please mister
Sarcastically urges compliance and politeness towards the police.
Get down on your knees mister
Ironically advises kneeling to the police, mocking their authority.
You're going down for a long time Jack
Forewarns of a long prison sentence.
Better put on that straight jacket straight jacket
Recommends wearing a straight jacket, symbolizing confinement.
Caught me in a corner of a public lav
Describes being caught in a public restroom.
Emptied my pockets took what I had
Details having pockets emptied and possessions taken.
Waste of time all the pain
Expresses frustration at the pointless suffering caused by wrongful accusations.
Wrong man again
Reflects being wrongly targeted by law enforcement once again.
They're only picking on my generation
Reiterates the theme of unfair targeting of the speaker's generation.
They don't need any provocation
Reinforces the idea that such targeting is unprovoked.
Chased me from here to the other side of there
Narrates a chase by the police from one place to another.
Another night inside but I don't care
Indicates a lack of concern about spending another night in custody.
Beat me up in the rain
Describes being physically assaulted in the rain.
straight jacket okay
Acceptance of the inevitability of being confined in a straight jacket.
They're only
Reiterates the theme of unjust targeting of a generation by authorities.
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