Promise of Control

Lyrics

Intro (Spoken)
Promise of control.

Verse 1 (Spoken)
Did the promise of control steal your soul?
Back when you were just a baby doll or a foal.
Daily paces took the horse to the races,
Obvious now—you can see it in our faces.
We gambled simple warmth and pleasures
For new rulers with no measures.
Physical treats and hidden treasures—
But we're not any better.

Pre-Turn
Who needs us? Water for Fanta.
Presence of Jesus for presents of Santa.

Verse 2 (Spoken)
I'll answer.
Been affected, directed—
They said my mood was corrected.
Dissected, head inspected,
Injected and infected.
Taught what to learn instead of how to—
Never "we," just "me" and now "you."

Bridge (Pause-heavy)
Trust erodes quietly.

Verse 3 (Spoken)
I never trust, I always doubt you.
Busts my guts—I'm here without you.
How few brand-new power tools and canned glue
Will it take to break the give-and-take, then make it
Possible to understand you?

Outro (Spoken)
Control promised.
Connection questioned.

Interpretation

Early conditioning as quiet capture. The poem traces how comfort and warmth are traded for systems that promise control, efficiency, and reward—but hollow trust and relational presence. Childhood innocence ("baby doll or a foal") is rerouted into competition, measurement, and correction. Authority replaces intimacy; instruction replaces understanding. The speaker internalizes suspicion and separation, then questions whether tools and systems can ever restore real comprehension. Emotional vector: recognition → grievance → alienation → unresolved inquiry.