I think this is the song of a child pornographer instead of the child. He hates his job because he sees these children being so upset over it, and he knows it's bad. Hence why he's saying "I cant be the only one who hears you." He says this because he knows that the children are upset and traumatized, but he can't do anything about it. "It's all about ascension I guess." He can't quit his job because he needs a higher position than the one he has now, and he can't quit. "Those aren't meant to bend". He's talking about the children's mental state through this and that they shouldn't feel the way they do. Finally, the chorus is him seeing the children looking at the photos and hating them, so he hides them from the children. Idk its a theory and maybe I'm wrong, but thats what I got out of it.