System of a Down — Prison Song

[Intro: Serj Tankian] They're tryin' to build a prison They're tryin' to build a prison Oh! [Verse 1: Serj Tankian] Followin' the rights movements You clamped down with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently Available for all the kids Followin' the rights movements You clamped down with your iron fists Drugs became conveniently Available for all the kids [Pre-Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood Nearly two million Americans are incarcerated In the prison system, prison system of the US [Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] They're trying to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! For you and me to live in! Another prison system! Another prison system! Another prison system! For you and me! [Verse 2: Serj Tankian] Minor drug offenders fill your prisons you don't even flinch All our taxes payin' for your wars against the new non-rich Minor drug offenders fill your prisons you don't even flinch All our taxes payin' for your wars against the new non-rich [Pre-Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood The percentage of Americans in the prison system Prison system has doubled since 1985 [Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! For you and me to live in! Another prison system! Another prison system! Another prison system! For you and me! For you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! For you and me Oh, baby, you and me [Bridge: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] Oh! Oh! All research and successful drug policy Shows that treatment should be increased Oh! And law enforcement decreased While abolishin' mandatory minimum sentences Oh! All research and successful drug policy Shows that treatment should be increased Oh! And law enforcement decreased While abolishin' mandatory minimum sentences Utilizin' drugs to pay for secret wars around the world Drugs are now your global policy, now you police the globe [Pre-Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] I buy my crack, I smack my bitch Right here in Hollywood Drug money is used to rig elections and train brutal Corporate sponsored dictators around the world [Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] They're trying to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! For you and me to live in! Another prison system! Another prison system! Another prison system! For you and me! For you and I, you and I, you and I, you and me! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! They're tryin' to build a prison! For you and me Oh, baby, you and me