Lyric discussion by UncleRobbie 

Cover art for Minimum Wage lyrics by They Might Be Giants

A very simple song. The phrase "minimum wage" followed by the sound of a whip cracking. This suggests to me that working for minimum wage is much like being a slave under the master's lash. A person who takes a minimum wage job generally doesn't have a lot of career options, and so they tolerate some pretty poor working conditions.

Negative
Subjective
Anger
Slave Labor
Poor Working Conditions
Career Limitations