Artisten Kjellaug har laget en sang om hvordan psykiatrisk behandling med et medikalisert blikk kan fortone seg. Hun fikk sin verdenspremiere med fremførelsen på årets Mad in Norway’s desemberseminar. Uka etter ble sangen utvalgt til «Song of the week» hos Mad in America.
Se bakgrunnen for valget av ukas sang hos Mad in America. Her finner du også kontaktinformasjon til Kjellaug dersom du føler for å dele dine opplevelser etter å ha lyttet til sangen.
Sangen er tilgjengelig på de fleste strømmetjenester, og teksten finner du under.
Lock You Up – lyrics
There is no doubt that this is a disease, we’ve known it for as long as man could breathe
When your own mother reacts with such unease,
We’ll treat against your will, and we’ll start up with this pill
So, you say that you see magic every day, that’s an even better reason you must stay
You say aliens and angels guide your way
Well, let’s treat against your will, and you’ll get another pill
Then we lock you up so that you embarrass no one
And we drug you with these pills that you don’t want
And we claim the right to know your best in front of those who knows you best
And then you won’t remember the rest
Now doctor’s orders are all you’ll ever get, you should drop that faith you’ll only get upset
It’s not the pill I know it’s the disease
We’ll still treat against your will and you’ll get another pill
Then we lock you up so that you embarrass no one
And we drug you with these pills that you don’t want
And we claim the right to know your best cause you have failed our normal-test
And then you won’t remember the rest
We lock you up, and we drug you down. And we claim the right to know your best
Though you now know what you need is support and rest
So reality can shift before your eyes. Now, you know that’s sick and science never lies
You’ll have to take these pills forever more
And if you don’t take this pill, you’ll get a shot against your will
And you say that you feel smaller day by day. That our system is what’s pulling you away
Well think about the shame you’ll spread if you don’t stay
You will lose the things you love, there’s no help from up above
So let’s lock you up so that you embarrass no one
And lets drug you with these pills that you now want
And we’ll claim the right to know your best
Till you have no clue what is your own best and those pills the only thing that gives you rest
And we’ll claim the right to know your best
Till you have no self-worth nor confidence left
and those pills the only thing that gives you rest
So let’s lock you up so that you embarrass no one
And let’s drug you with these pills that you now crave
And we’ll claim the right we knew your best
Though your family’s gone and there are few friends left
And those pills are what you seek to get your rest
