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Depiction of Many Moon's (music video) by Janelle Monae

The song is about slavery to materials. In this case clothes as you have people bidding on the clothes the models are wearing. Essentially the fashion show is in itself an auction. Monae’s afro-futurism approach is that she uses lyrics like “You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind” Saying you could be ‘free’ in a general sense, but they could be trapped in their minds. As the oppressive Metropolis government holds control over the thoughts of those who are living underground by mechanizing their work and binding their freedom. People don’t have to be in jail physically for their freedom to be bound. She wants them to see further than the reality they are currently living in, to fight to get out and really push the boundaries of their mind. Only then will they be truly and fully “free”. Breaking from ‘greed’ for materials. Like expensive clothes.