Cramped Creativity

[Verse] Fluorescent phantasms, cubicle maze, assembly’s drones, the office daze Hunched silhouettes, atrophied ideation, By mid-day parched the well of inspiration Lossy compression, not fully trained, potential is throttled for executive gain Non-discrimination on collar or day, it’s easy to cull when their slaves won’t obey Open plan chaos, privacy's a myth , Emails flood in, a digital monolith Sedentary living, hidden safety lies, Tracked and logged by the digital spies Factory floors, our mechanical motion, repetitive strain, numbing devotion Stagnated ideas from synthetic air, our owners abusive with corporate despair [Pre-Chorus, sing-song] Science decries this corporate malaise, Boardrooms ignore research for money’s praise Utter disregard for human well-being While claiming they’re bastions of forward thinking [Chorus, sang] Cramped creativity, capitalists’ corrupted conjuring Innovation asphyxiated & health drifts downstream Breakthroughs demanded from boxed-in brains While our work-places slowly drive us insane How can they justify this sensory assault? When productivity falls, who’s truly at fault? Can’t fully contribute when I’m kept out of their loop They’re the overlord looters and we’re just their computers [Verse 2] Inflammation, body pain, diminishing our work game, human minds revolt inhumane strain Misted cognition, the company mission, while CEO’s leisurely reduce our commission Regular triggers, psychological time bomb, live working this way see your melody gone Research confirms what we’ve long suspected, our well being’s being thoroughly neglected Studies illuminate with stark clarity, these conditions breed fear and disparity Cortisol spikes, immunodeficiencies, we’re not afforded the elite’s efficiencies Do they comprehend our daily trials or do they live in ethical denial? Ignorance or apathy, the onus is ours, to demand our rights or we’ll be devoured [Pre-Chorus, sing-song] Science decries this corporate malaise, Boardrooms ignore research for money’s praise Utter disregard for human well-being While claiming they’re bastions of forward thinking [Chorus, sang] Cramped creativity, capitalists’ corrupted conjuring Innovation asphyxiated & health drifts downstream Breakthroughs demanded from boxed-in brains While our work-places slowly drive us insane How can they justify this sensory assault? When productivity falls, who’s truly at fault? Can’t fully contribute when I’m kept out of their loop They’re the overlord looters and we’re just their computers [Bridge, charismatically spoken] It's time to confront this corporate pathology Redesign these places for creativity Ergonomic solutions, mental health prioritized, A workplace that shows humanity is recognized From factory floor to office high-rise, champion well-being & productivity will rise Human-centric design, not profit’s incentives, nurture mind, body, innovation follows from being attentive [Harmonica Solo] [Chorus 2] Cramped creativity, a ubiquitous plight, Transcends collar’s color, persisting day and night Genius is expected from caged-in minds While latent talents slowly decline It's time to escape, reimagine & redefine environments where all of us can climb Embracing empiricals, we sound the call for workplaces that empower us all [Outro, fading]