I played this song for a bunch of freshmen in college and analyzed the lyrics for a class report.

the looks on half their faces was fascinating because they understood the ramifications of “working for the company store” and the eerie similarities to our world today(well then lol).

it was depressing to see the other half be so disinterested.

that’s probably around the same time I started to realize that half of all people aren’t just dumb, they’re willfully ignorant.