Tomorrow we say goodbye to 2025. Another year shaped by global madness. As the year ends, I’m adding one more awareness track to my Cocktails of Society album.
The term Catch-22 comes from the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
It describes a no-win situation created by contradictory rules.
You are
trapped because:
- Rule A blocks
you unless you meet Rule B
- Rule B blocks
you unless you already met Rule A
There is no exit by design.
The system looks logical on paper — but impossible in real life.
**“Why are they coming?”
“Why don’t they stay home?”**
When wars are created, borders destabilized, and regions made unlivable,
displacement is treated as a surprise instead of a consequence.
People flee - and are then blamed for fleeing.
The Refugee Catch-22
Refugees are told to:
- Integrate
- Work
- Contribute
- Earn their place
But are
denied:
- Work permits
- Access to education
- Recognition of qualifications
Be productive — but don’t move.
Be independent — but stay dependent.
The Homelessness Catch-22
Homeless people are told:
- Get a job
- Get back on your feet
But:
- No address → no job
- No job → no address
“Get back on your feet.”
(removes the
floor)
Why This Song Exists
Welcome to the Catch 22 is not about confusion. It is about designed failure. It exposes how bureaucracy becomes punishment, how rules replace responsibility, and how systems create prisons without walls - then call them fair.
This is not chaos. It is structure. And it is working exactly as intended.
WELCOME TO THE CATCH 22!
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