Prison Song
System of a Down
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They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison Following the rights movements you clamped on with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently available for all the kids Following the rights movements you clamped on with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently available for all the kids I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood Nearly two million Americans are incarcerated In the prison system, prison system of the U.S. They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison For you and me to live in Another prison system Another prison system Another prison system For you and me Minor drug offenders fill your prisons, you don't even flinch All our taxes paying for your wars against the new non-rich Minor drug offenders fill your prisons, you don't even flinch All our taxes paying for your wars against the new non-rich I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood The percentage of Americans in the prison system Prison system has doubled since 1985 They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison For you and me to live in Another prison system Another prison system Another prison system For you and me They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison For you and me Oh baby, you and me All research and successful drug policies show that treatment should be increased And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences All research and successful drug policies show That treatment should be increased And law enforcement decreased while abolishing Mandatory minimum sentences Utilizing drugs to pay for Secret wars around the world Drugs are now your global policy Now you police the globe I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood Drug money is used to rig elections And train brutal corporate sponsored Dictators around the world They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison For you and me to live in Another prison system Another prison system Another prison system For you and me They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison They're trying to build a prison For you and me Oh baby, you and me
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Written by: Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan, Serj Tankian
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