Used to be a footnote On the periodic table Now am such a big deal Cars,Jets,Aeroplanes Claim am the future Without me there's no communication Samsung,Apple,Huawei All go under Yet am on the back Of an eleven year old Daily, Breaking and shifting Harsh supervisors Illegal mines Nobody cares for the environment And labor laws Profit flows Death calls Western economies grow Multinationals acquire me Through third parties now So don't wanna face Criticism of child exploitation head-on huh? Rather be the 4 star general Directing activities from HQ With medieval tools and poor ventilation They smell death,firsthand Poverty reigns where they from But once I enter the market as a battery cell Quarterly profits jump To a record high on the dough jones When will I ever benefit my source