La historia
LOCK OUT es una canción comprometida basada en una historia real, inspirada en un conflicto laboral vivido en Trois-Rivières, una ciudad de la provincia de Quebec, Canadá. La canción cuenta el cierre patronal de Siemens Energy, las familias sumidas en la incertidumbre, la llegada de trabajadores de reemplazo y el sentimiento de injusticia vivido por los empleados.
La canción denuncia la pérdida de dignidad y de medios de subsistencia de los trabajadores, al mismo tiempo que expresa su ira, su solidaridad y su voluntad de no ser silenciados.
Letras
They treat us like garbage, throw us aside Like yesterday's dust with nowhere to hide The strikebreakers came and took our place While we fight for a little dignity and space Siemens Energy, your name bears the stain Of the arrogance and greed that brought us pain
A stolen badge, a forged name signed The truth comes out but they're still blind While we stand freezing by the roadside Their privilege glitters with poisonous pride We were the heart, we were the hands Now we're just numbers in their plans
They treat us like garbage, throw us aside Like yesterday's dust with nowhere to hide The strikebreakers came and took our place While we fight for a little dignity and space Siemens Energy, your name bears the stain Of the arrogance and greed that brought us pain
Look at them laughing as they walk through the door While we're left with less than we had before The daughter of power, the sons of gain Turned our livelihoods into wreckage and pain But the river wind is starting to change And the shame they carry will always remain
They treat us like garbage, throw us aside Like yesterday's dust with nowhere to hide The strikebreakers came and took our place While we fight for a little dignity and space Siemens Energy, your name bears the stain Of the arrogance and greed that brought us pain