Business of Punishment
Corporate Strife: Unraveling the Business of Punishment
Lyrics
9 o'clock, hot coffee, Monday morning
Describing a typical Monday morning with routine activities like having hot coffee at 9 o'clock.
Emails stacked, client meeting today
Mentioning a busy workday with emails and a scheduled client meeting.
Dave swears that the ref threw the ball game
Referring to a sports incident where Dave believes the referee influenced the outcome of a ball game.
A thousand pics of Carol's new SUV
Noting the abundance of pictures of Carol's new SUV, suggesting mundane office talk.
Boss comes in, new goal, new direction
Introducing a new goal or direction set by the boss in the corporate environment.
Corporate whim, bright idea of the day
Highlighting the whimsical and sudden bright ideas that come from the corporate world.
Customer on the phone, screaming, complaining
Depicting a customer's dissatisfaction and complaints over the phone.
Looks like nobody is getting their raise
Suggesting that despite the chaos, employees may not receive expected raises.
It's building, it's building deep inside of me
Expressing the build-up of frustration deep inside the narrator.
I can't hold it, I can feel it take control of me
Conveying the inability to contain the growing frustration, feeling it take control.
Another way to go, another way to be
Exploring the option of adopting a different approach or lifestyle.
But I just can't get enough of it
Admitting an addiction or attraction to the challenges and pressures of the corporate world.
Another day to give, another life to bleed
Presenting another day to contribute and sacrifice in the demanding environment.
Take all in the Business of Punishment
Summarizing the essence of the corporate world as the "Business of Punishment."
Born of war, conceived by fire
Shifting to a metaphorical perspective, describing a powerful and destructive force born out of conflict and righteousness.
Terror of the heresy
-The chosen hand, destroyer messiah
-Righteous blood flows through your veins
-Strike down those who dare stand before you
-Wrath of God upon the damned
-The envious who seek to destroy you
-With arrogance, they seal their fate
-It's building, it's building deep inside of me
Reiterating the internal struggle and attraction toward the challenges presented by the corporate environment, framed within the metaphor of punishment.
I can't hold it, I can feel it take control of me
-Another way to go, another way to be
-But I just can't get enough of it
-Another day to give, another life to bleed
-Take all in the Business of Punishment
-Another way to go, another way to be
-But I just can't get enough of it
-Another day to give, another life to bleed
-Take all in the Business of Punishment
-It's building, it's building deep inside of me
-I can't hold it, I can feel it take control of me
-Another way to go, another way to be
-But I just can't get enough of it
-Another day to give, another life to bleed
-Take all in the Business of Punishment
-Another way to go, another way to be
-But I just can't get enough of it
-Another day to give, another life to bleed
-Take all in the Business of Punishment
Affirming the continual involvement and immersion in the challenging "Business of Punishment."
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