The cities and the suburbs that they’re building don’t have sidewalks and the
kids are all afraid to go outdoors
they take vacations to the ocean, to get away from the diseases but
the shorelines are all littered with
computer parts and syringes,
what’s your drug of choice?
And from up on the mountain I can see the whole picture there’s a
war being waged through the TV in the kitchen and the
schools that refuse to teach us our histories
are preparing an entire generation
for poverty and we’ve been
(refrain) well taught, well primed for prison they say you can
choose your cage if you’ve got
and education we’ve been
well taught, well primed for prison spend our
whole lives inside of some institution you choose,
you choose, you choose, you choose…
Better take my hand before you
cross the street and
be a good girl dont you
shuffle your feet cause there’s a
rpize in store for those determined enough to take it just don’t
ask any questions and I’m
sure you can fake it cause we’ve been
Well taught, well primed for prison (etc)
and we’ve been well taught, well primed for prison they say you can
choose your cage if you’ve got an education we’ve been
well taught , well primed for prison
spend our whole lives afraid of some institution you choose
you choose (x3)
And there’s a birhgt future possible but we’ve forgotten how to care
our hearts are all on lockdown
our hearts are all on lockdown
we’re afraid of the power to change
’cause we’ve been well taught, well primed for prison…
