Anyone that thinks the last verse of this song doesn't fit doesn't understand the song. As others have said already, it's what MAKES the song. There are 3 examples. The first one is a rich business man who exploits everyone helping to pay his salary for the benefit of himself. The second is a typical, middle class guy who goes to work, does his job, collects his check, and doesn't ask questions. He does it to support himself and his family. The final verse is the woman who has constantly had life shit on her. She finally decides to prey on someone higher up the 'ladder' to support her own family. She's deemed 'crazy'. What's the difference? Murder is a bit extreme, I'll give you that, but take murder out of it, and look at it as robbery. Is what the woman in the 3rd verse did different than the one in the first? Would she not still be vilified?
Two lines. The guilty don't feel guilty they learn not to. Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds. The CEO, the shareholders, the company man and Helen...all guilty...and all desperate. They do what they have to do to survive. Survival is a basic instinct. Doesn't matter where you are on the social ladder.
Two lines. The guilty don't feel guilty they learn not to. Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds. The CEO, the shareholders, the company man and Helen...all guilty...and all desperate. They do what they have to do to survive. Survival is a basic instinct. Doesn't matter where you are on the social ladder.
While its true that people learn to not feel guilty at every level, and the lines reflect on all the individuals in the song not just the last woman. It is important to realize that the purpose of this song is to point out the injustice of the situation. While the CEO can screw over the shareholders without much backlash, the woman is deemed degenerate. Where the company man who makes horrible weapons that are used to only destroy, he isn't punished for it, just the same as the CEO. But the woman who does what...
While its true that people learn to not feel guilty at every level, and the lines reflect on all the individuals in the song not just the last woman. It is important to realize that the purpose of this song is to point out the injustice of the situation. While the CEO can screw over the shareholders without much backlash, the woman is deemed degenerate. Where the company man who makes horrible weapons that are used to only destroy, he isn't punished for it, just the same as the CEO. But the woman who does what she does in order to protect her family is of course punished.
The point is that they're ALL guilty, and they should ALL be held accountable. But they're not going to all be held accountable, because weapons made for "national defense" and something crooked done in the name of "business" is alright in the eyes of the government. Leaving the only one who gets punished is the woman who is least capable of defending herself for her misdeeds.
Anyone that thinks the last verse of this song doesn't fit doesn't understand the song. As others have said already, it's what MAKES the song. There are 3 examples. The first one is a rich business man who exploits everyone helping to pay his salary for the benefit of himself. The second is a typical, middle class guy who goes to work, does his job, collects his check, and doesn't ask questions. He does it to support himself and his family. The final verse is the woman who has constantly had life shit on her. She finally decides to prey on someone higher up the 'ladder' to support her own family. She's deemed 'crazy'. What's the difference? Murder is a bit extreme, I'll give you that, but take murder out of it, and look at it as robbery. Is what the woman in the 3rd verse did different than the one in the first? Would she not still be vilified?
Two lines. The guilty don't feel guilty they learn not to. Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds. The CEO, the shareholders, the company man and Helen...all guilty...and all desperate. They do what they have to do to survive. Survival is a basic instinct. Doesn't matter where you are on the social ladder.
Two lines. The guilty don't feel guilty they learn not to. Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds. The CEO, the shareholders, the company man and Helen...all guilty...and all desperate. They do what they have to do to survive. Survival is a basic instinct. Doesn't matter where you are on the social ladder.
While its true that people learn to not feel guilty at every level, and the lines reflect on all the individuals in the song not just the last woman. It is important to realize that the purpose of this song is to point out the injustice of the situation. While the CEO can screw over the shareholders without much backlash, the woman is deemed degenerate. Where the company man who makes horrible weapons that are used to only destroy, he isn't punished for it, just the same as the CEO. But the woman who does what...
While its true that people learn to not feel guilty at every level, and the lines reflect on all the individuals in the song not just the last woman. It is important to realize that the purpose of this song is to point out the injustice of the situation. While the CEO can screw over the shareholders without much backlash, the woman is deemed degenerate. Where the company man who makes horrible weapons that are used to only destroy, he isn't punished for it, just the same as the CEO. But the woman who does what she does in order to protect her family is of course punished.
The point is that they're ALL guilty, and they should ALL be held accountable. But they're not going to all be held accountable, because weapons made for "national defense" and something crooked done in the name of "business" is alright in the eyes of the government. Leaving the only one who gets punished is the woman who is least capable of defending herself for her misdeeds.