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Frankland Prison Blues

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When I sD#ee a prisGon, I G#see a vested interest in recidivism; 
the righD#teous and pure on a moral Gmission, an awfuG#l draconian place
Will nobD#ody listeGn? Can G#we please move beyond this simplistic vision? 
Of ‘intD#rinsically bad natured citizGens’ aG#nd the myth that it’s keeping us safe.
When I see a prison I see an inconsistency,
I see differential treatment, I see widespread inequality 
I see a failing system that is grinning in defeat, 
I see a cycle that nobody’s trying to break, a pattern that’s built to repeat,
They saD#y “when G#you open up a school, you close a prison door”
Well Cmwe keep FunG#derfunding education and locking up the poor
And I’D#m not suG#re where this is heading, But I know it isn’t great, 
we tuCmrned ouFr hG#eads away and they built a prison state.
a prFison state
D#“Take me, G#take me Cmanywhere, I never really cared about this freedom, 
It was nFever meant G#for me 
D#Lead me, leaG#d me to my cell, I deseCmrve to be in hell, there’s your solution, 
you sFhould G#lock mFe up anG#d throw D#away the key, Eternally. Imprison me.”
D#       G     G#

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Frankland Prison Blues

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D# G G#

When I see a prison, I see a vested interest in recidivism;

D# G G#

the righteous and pure on a moral mission, an awful draconian place

D# G G#

Will nobody listen? Can we please move beyond this simplistic vision?

D# G G#

Of ‘intrinsically bad natured citizens’ and the myth that it’s keeping us safe.

When I see a prison I see an inconsistency,

I see differential treatment, I see widespread inequality

I see a failing system that is grinning in defeat,

I see a cycle that nobody’s trying to break, a pattern that’s built to repeat,

D# G#

They say “when you open up a school, you close a prison door”

Cm F G#

Well we keep underfunding education and locking up the poor

D# G#

And I’m not sure where this is heading, But I know it isn’t great,

Cm F G#

we turned our heads away and they built a prison state.

a prison state

D# G# Cm

“Take me, take me anywhere, I never really cared about this freedom,

F G#

It was never meant for me

D# G# Cm

Lead me, lead me to my cell, I deserve to be in hell, there’s your solution,

F G# F G# D#

you should lock me up and throw away the key, Eternally. Imprison me.”

D# G G#

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