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Michael Stalcup - corruption

from Corruption [2HAC Volume 17] by Various Artists

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Song written by Michael Stalcup
Website: www.youtube.com/channel/UC6n474v_kywF6xba2BXB1ug

Theme Interpretation: I thought of corruption in the sense of power.. I remembered listening to the Lex Fridman podcast when he had Yeonmi Park on who was a North Korean defector. In this song I wanted to briefly capture the first person view of corruption

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You’re a god now - that’s how it starts
They are insects but you are a star
Now that i’ve told you what you are
You can change this place

There’s a palace here with a view
Of the comrades waiting for you
In the fields they’re singing a tune
They all know your name

We are still the greatest on the earth
We’re all thankful for your birth
But now look me in the eye
And tell me you’ve never lied

There’s a shortage these days in the fields
They can’t ask their god for a meal
It’s their duty, that hunger and pain
They all know its name

You and I can see from this tower
We have the bread and we have the flour
While they’re dying they still praise your name
You deserve your fame

We are still the greatest on the earth
We’re all thankful for your birth
But now look me in the eye
And tell me you’ve never lied

We are still the greatest on the earth
We’re all thankful for your birth
But now look me in the eye
And tell me you’ve never lied

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from Corruption [2HAC Volume 17], released January 10, 2022

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