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all lasting monuments.
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an exploitable industry // framed as a 'correctional facility' // the broad notion of security // has been replaced with mere profitability // gross incarceration is no answer to the problems in our communities // "...and every brand new prison becomes another lasting monument, concrete and ringed with deadly razor wire, to the fear and greed and political cowardice that now pervade american society" (Eric Schlosser) // gross incarceration is no answer to the problems in our communities
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syntax reformation
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we speak in slight tongues that you don't understand // communication in ciphers applying sleight of hand // syntax cannot be inferred when redefined // we have always had a problem with the frame that you designed // we speak a distinct form of pidgin dialect // the words may sound the same, but we are determining the meaning // we will only play these games on our own terms // you think you've put us in our place but then we disaffirm // we're taking this train off of its fucking tracks // you never cared about the needle in the haystack // we speak a distinct form of pidgin dialect // the words may sound the same, but we are determining the meaning // ...and we have no interest in being dehumanized // we refuse all that you want us to internalize // so don't be mistaken by our apparent compromise // you do not know what happens between 5:00 and 9:00 // a life of complete strife // is simply not an option // for those of us // who are living day to day // but, for every compromise // we'll undermine you two times // underneath your tables // and below your radars // is where we take flight // we are not the type that goes down without a fight
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upbeat.
01:07
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accuse me of subscribing to certain sets of rules // denounce me when i don't follow yours // label with any set of words you like // oppose me if my words don't validate your way of life // and write me off & call me self-righteous // yeah, write me off to make up for what you lack // i've been where you stand // i ain't goin' back // label my purposed intent as "too preachy" // label my developed attempt as "long-winded" // i've searched too far within myself to change for you // i will not be silenced by the mere presence of the dominant view // so, write me off & call me self-righteous // yeah, write me off to make up for what you lack // i've been where you stand // i ain't goin' back // poignancy is measured less by praise, and more by criticism // i'd rather be faced with opposition than forced to embrace empty stagnation
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existence.
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avoid the concept of your own death // inanimate in every breath // constrain it to the back of mind // life & death become intertwined // lifetimes spent searching // no distinct meaning // forced into embittered constructs // imprisoned by the disregard of the self // existence is not permanent // opportunity is exigent // the path to insignificance // is paved in indifference // does not life fucking mean anything to you? // we turn our heads since we can't bear the sight of our own futility // we turn our heads to evade the anguish amongst us all
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