Giants
Five Iron Frenzy Lyrics

When no one looks the clouds come rolling in,
When people aren't paying attention, problems arise.

And under darkened skies the buildings grow big teeth and eyes.
The city and its institutions begin to represent a malevolent force.

They breathe and walk through unending doors,
Corporate greed has replaced humanity in the city.

Eating restaurants, and barbershops, and hardware stores.
Businesses are being destroyed in the name of corporate profit.

With catch phrases and jingles stealing,
Marketing has supplanted genuine communication.

Steal and concrete lies,
The very foundation of the city is built on deception and theft.

The corridors of Babylon are craning for the skies.
The city is an embodiment of a civilization struggling for power, liberty, and identity.

Who's behind the curtain anyway,
Who is really controlling the city and its institutions?

Who pulls the levers and tells the lies?
Who is responsible for the systemic deception that fosters corporate greed?

Giants roam the land today,
Corporate giants dominate the economy at the expense of the common people.

Gaining dominance with every stride.
Corporate giants continue to grow and thrive at alarming rates.

Oh don't you cry for the mom and pops,
Small businesses are being systematically destroyed.

Nothing but dry eyes for integrity's demise.
People are becoming numb to the loss of integrity in the economy.

Hulking machines grind as whistles blow,
Machines are taking over jobs as corporations prioritize efficiency over human well-being.

Corporate Darwinism crushes everything below.
Only the strong (corporations) survive while the weak (small businesses, people) are crushed beneath them.

Advances in efficiency increasing productivity,
Technology is being leveraged to squeeze more out of fewer people.

Are narrowing the margin for liberty.
People are losing freedom and autonomy as corporations gain power.

This house is haunted by the ghost of Adam Smith,
The ideology of laissez-faire capitalism has taken hold and become oppressive.

The Wealth of Nations and the further death of innocence.
The pursuit of wealth has corrupted society, leading to a loss of innocence.

To rule the world, the desire of every man,
Corporations want power and control above all else.

The earth is shaking,
The fundamental systems of society are facing upheaval.

There are giants in the land.
Corporate giants dominate the economy and society in oppressive ways.

See the blood red sun is rising,
The world is changing in ways that are violent, drastic, and unsettling.

On the broken carnage from the darkest days.
The past is a shadow that continues to haunt us, even as the present grows more violent and uncertain.

Giants locked together arm and arm,
Corporations are working together to stifle competition and maintain control over the economy.

Pushing all the meek out of the way.
The weak and vulnerable are being marginalized and silenced in the face of corporate power.