[Verse 1]
When I see a prison
I see a vested interest in recidivism
The righteous and pure on a moral mission, an awful draconian place
Will nobody listen? Can we please move beyond this simplistic vision?
Of "intrinsically bad-natured citizens" and the myth that it's keeping us safe
Keeping us safe

[Verse 2]
When I see a prison I see an inconsistency
I see differential treatment, I see widespread inequality
I see a failing system that is grinning in defeat
I see a cycle that nobody's trying to break, a pattern that's built to repeat

[Verse 3]
They say "when you open up a school, you close a prison door"
Well we keep underfunding education and locking up the poor
And I'm not sure where this is heading
But I know it isn't great
We turned our heads away and they built a prison state

[Verse 4]
"Take me, take me anywhere
I never really cared about this freedom
It was never meant for me
Lead me, lead me to my cell
I deserve to be in hell
There's your solution
You should lock me up and throw away the key
Eternally
Imprison me
Imprison me
Imprison me
Imprison me"