Brainwashed Youth
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The products of the innocents slain
When corporate hands define my needs
I don't ask why, I feel their greed
BRAINWASHED YOUTH
We're robots to your fallacies
BRAINWASHED YOUTH Or buying power spreads your disease
The lyrics to "Brainwashed Youth" by Get the Most are a commentary on the influence of consumerism and corporate greed on young people. The first line, "I'm bred to taste a meal of pain," speaks to the idea that youth are born into a society where they are fed a steady diet of shallow consumer culture and conditioned to accept it without question. This is reinforced by the next line, "The products of the innocents slain," which suggests that the material goods that young people desire are built on the backs of suffering and exploitation.
The final two lines of the verse, "When corporate hands define my needs / I don't ask why, I feel their greed," highlight how young people are conditioned to accept the desires and values of corporations without questioning their motives or the impact of their choices. This is where the chorus comes in, with the repeated refrain of "Brainwashed Youth" driving home the idea that young people have been programmed to accept a set of false beliefs and values as their own.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm bred to taste a meal of pain
I've been raised to accept and tolerate pain as a regular part of life.
The products of the innocents slain
The things I consume have been produced at the cost of innocent lives and suffering.
When corporate hands define my needs
The corporations dictate what I think I need and want, and I blindly follow their lead.
I don't ask why, I feel their greed
I don't question the motives of the corporations because their greed is what motivates my desires and actions.
BRAINWASHED YOUTH
We, the young generation, have been brainwashed into accepting and following the flawed ideas of our elders.
We're robots to your fallacies
We've become programmed to believe and act on false and misleading information that is fed to us by those in power.
BRAINWASHED YOUTH
Again, we, the young generation, have been programmed to believe and act on the false ideas of those who hold the power.
Or buying power spreads your disease
The power and influence of those in charge is so great that it infects and spreads throughout society, ultimately leading to its downfall.
Contributed by Dylan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.