MONOPOLY
Terri Hendrix Lyrics

Supersize my fries
Requesting more than what's necessary, desiring excessiveness

Bring back two apple pies
Yearning for what was, nostalgically recalling the past

On your way out
As you go, while you leave

Turn on the radio
Suggesting to listen to the media, advertising its prevalence

Goodbye originality
Acknowledging a lack of uniqueness, lamenting its absence

Say hello to conformity
Asserting an expectation for similarity, embracing uniformity

In the name of change
Justifying an alteration in the status quo

We're at an all time low
Highlighting a current point of extreme negativity or despair

Watch what's on the TV screen
Encouraging audience to view the medium which influences their thoughts and values

Read the paper or a magazine
Advocating consumption of print media to gain insight

And you'll see
Assuring an expected acknowledgement or discovery, emphasizing a point

That it's all about control
Alleging that there is a hidden agenda of domination or manipulation

I miss the spice
Lamenting the lack of a desired element, possibly creativity or excitement

In the melting pot
Describing a metaphorical blending of diverse cultures or ideas

Of our lives
Implies that this mixing occurs throughout one's existence

It all goes down easy
Insinuating that what is supplied is uncomplicated

But it sure ain't got no soul
Implying that although the product may be simple, it has no deeper meaning

Keep it down
Advocating to maintain silence or to lower the volume

I'm gonna keep it down
Asserting personal choice to remain quiet or listen less loudly

And turn it up
Encouraging contrast of previous quietness with higher volume

On another day
Intimate that this change may occur in the future

We've got to keep it down
Emphasize the necessity of quietness

And rise up
Suggesting rebellion or action, change is necessary

When you hear me say
Notifying that a message is coming through, urging attention

There ain't no clear channel
Declaring that a route is obstructed, there is no easy way

Clear channel its clear to see
Drawing attention to the facts, no lies or hiding anymore

One choice
Insinuating there is no variety to choose from, only a single path

Takes the voice
Emphasizing the power of the single choice, the one option

From individuality
Loss of diversity and character, reduction of one's uniqueness

Away from you
Emphasizing the personal effect of this lack of choice

And away from me
Acknowledging that while a personal effect is present, it also affects the singer

At first it was the cafe
Recalling a seemingly less significant action previously taken

Then the mom and pops all moved away
Noting a change in the community, family-owned businesses leaving

Now the billboards stand
Drawing attention to the abundance of advertisement today

Where they could not survive
Implying corporations have taken over or forced smaller businesses to leave

The local DJ lost his show
Acknowledging the loss of a unique, personalized source of music and information

After 20 years on the radio
Reinforcing the idea that this loss is significant and long-lasting

Now we're stuck with what
Suggesting there is no alternative, a sense of stagnancy

The monopoly provides
Emphasizing the power of a single entity, a lack of diversity

I just want something new
Desiring a fresh, innovative alternative

To shake my soul and body to
A desire for something to excite, enliven the artist

Set up the tent I need to be revived
Metaphorically creating a space that the singer can be inspired by

Make the consultant history
Requesting that an apparent advisor be removed from the decision-making process

Keep the playlist a mystery
Suggesting to maintain intrigue, a sense of unpredictability

And don't make up my mind for me
Insinuating that an individual should have the power over their own decision-making

'Cause I'm still alive
Highlighting the artist's vitality, agency, and resistance