Structural Oppression (Sources of Depression)
The way our modern western society is built
Especially in the United States of America
Is with the goal of keeping you in a mill
Distracted by these cheapened thrills
Unbothered but also incredibly unfulfilled
With no where to go, stuck in a peninsula
Of asphalt nightmares and shopping malls
Endless roads that lead you to suburban sprawls
And you can only get there if you have a car
A wheelchair for the privilege of going far
No more squares and walkable places to be
Only way to not get depressed in a concrete city
Fill your time with buying things you don’t need
So that you can get a straight hit of serotonin
Because the cities also just look so damn ugly
Nothing here is guaranteed to be for...
Especially in the United States of America
Is with the goal of keeping you in a mill
Distracted by these cheapened thrills
Unbothered but also incredibly unfulfilled
With no where to go, stuck in a peninsula
Of asphalt nightmares and shopping malls
Endless roads that lead you to suburban sprawls
And you can only get there if you have a car
A wheelchair for the privilege of going far
No more squares and walkable places to be
Only way to not get depressed in a concrete city
Fill your time with buying things you don’t need
So that you can get a straight hit of serotonin
Because the cities also just look so damn ugly
Nothing here is guaranteed to be for...