Discover the story of the song > Prison Song – System Of A Down

The song is about how the government is trying to build more prisons, and how this is related to issues with drugs and poverty. The protagonist talks about how minor drug offenders are being sent to prison, even though this doesn't make sense, and how the government is using the money from drugs to fund secret wars around the world. They argue that instead of building more prisons, the government should be focusing on treatment and reducing the number of people in prison.