you get sentenced
to thirty days
maybe forty
the Act can do that to you
one day
you\'re walking the streets
minding your business
listening to your voices
running amok a bit in a quiet way maybe
or just sitting alone in your room
for a few weeks
a month
doing no harm
next thing
someone makes a Request
and some Doctor you\'ve never seen before
seconds the motion with a Recommendation
[SNAP] you\'ve been Section 9\'d
the Police cart you off to the Inpatient Unit
in the back of a Divvy Van
[SNAP] you\'ve been Section 10\'d
some Psychiatrist confirms Involuntary Status and
[SNAP] you\'ve been Section 12\'d
to get force-fed pills
injections
not allowed to leave
hardly to breathe or scream
until a Doctor says it\'s okay
okay
OKAY
IT\'S NOT OKAY
NOTHING
is
okay
~
there\'s a guy here
only twenty-two
he\'s already done a hundred days
and he\'ll do a hundred more
god help him
that\'s your Act for you
your bastard Mental Health Act
of 1986
ah
you\'re all nothing but a pack
of pricks
~