Chocolate
Jupiter Lyrics

There's a little boy and his name is Abdul
Introduces the singer, a young boy named Abdul, who is a child slave on a cocoa farm

He does not read books and he does not go to school
Abdul is denied access to education and basic human rights

Several years ago he was stolen and sold
Abdul was kidnapped and sold into slavery at a young age

Now today is his birthday he turns 10 years old
Abdul is still a child but has already suffered years of slavery on the cocoa farm

But there won't be any candles, candies or cake
Abdul has nothing to celebrate his birthday with, as he lives in constant pain and poverty

Just a pain in his belly and hands that ache
Abdul's labor on the cocoa farm has taken a physical toll on his body

Like his back that's bruised from whips and chains
Abdul bears the scars of physical abuse inflicted by his captors

From when he tried to escape for this he feels no shame
Abdul has attempted to run away from slavery, but his efforts have been met with punishment

Suffering a life full of pain and anguish
Abdul lives a life of constant suffering and hardship as a child slave

In a foreign land where he can't speak the language
Abdul is trapped in a foreign country where he does not speak the language and has no means of escape

Dreaming of the day that he'll be free
Abdul holds onto a glimmer of hope that one day he will escape his slavery and live a free life

But he makes them too much money
Abdul's captors see him only as a source of profit, and have no intention of letting him go

Working all day On the cocoa farm Child got harmed Coulda broke his arm
Abdul is forced to work long hours on the cocoa farm, putting him at risk for injury and harm

Working like a slave On the cocoa farm Just to get paid And still be broke tomorrow
Abdul is paid very little for his grueling labor, and remains in poverty despite his hard work

Money coming in but they say he got a loan to pay He'll never pay it off cos the system built that way
Abdul's captors have created a system in which he is perpetually in debt and unable to buy his freedom

Who's gonna help Abdul on the cocoa farm? We're eating chocolate as if it don't cost an arm
The audience is called upon to consider the human cost of cocoa production, and to recognize the suffering of children like Abdul

Hit them in the pocket that's how we gonna stop it Think of Abdul, next time you buy some chocolate
The song suggests that one way to end the exploitation of child slaves on cocoa farms is to stop supporting companies that benefit from their labor, and to instead support ethical chocolate producers

Take him off the farm educate him in the school When the machete chop he cut his arm and get a bruise He hasn't seen his family since him was a little youth And catch a bad beating if he ever broke a rule Him lift a heavy bag overseers dem a cruel They work him so mad that he wanna break loose And so I ask who's gonna help Abdul?
The song calls for a solution to the problem of child slavery on cocoa farms: to take children like Abdul out of slavery and provide them with an education, reunion with their families, and protection from exploitation

They drive slaves for the profit Life's not a box of chocolates What could force them to stop this Must hit them in the pocket They don't want your cameras to watch it They don't want to make that a topic Not just what they spray on the crop it's The whole situation that's toxic
The song calls for systemic change that will address the root causes of child slavery on cocoa farms, and notes that companies who profit from this exploitation are resistant to change and transparency

All the little girls and the dudes out there getting harmed Who's gonna help on the Cocoa Farm? Who's gonna help the Cocoa Farm? I'm asking Who's gonna help on the cocoa farm? All the slave labour on the cocoa farm?
The song ends by emphasizing the need to take action and help end the exploitation of child slaves on cocoa farms