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SINGLE FILE
01:31
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Single file, walk the line
On a path that’s sterile by design
No ambition, straight ahead
Lay in it, ‘cause now you’ve made your bed
Not impressed by your wasted life
Uninspired, no end in sight
Gloat on like there’s something to prove
As if I’d want to step into your shoes
Laugh it off, it was just a phase
Too “grown up” to take a risk these days
Droning on from 9 to 5
Check your pulse to make sure you’re alive
Dead end life
Tricked yourself into this make-believe,
Repetitious “life of dreams”
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PEDESTAL
01:11
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Spotlight’s on and it’s time to show
How you work against the status quo
Talk a big game, make ‘em believe
You’re about this cause you’ll later deceive
Parrot the words that you think we’ll approve
Behind closed doors, the mask gets removed
Play them all as a sheep in wolves’ clothes
No integrity, nothing to lose
Backs are turned and you’re on the hunt
It’s time they see what’s behind your front
Hypocrite, a fucking snake
Hiding in the grass for your own sake
Coward, can’t face yourself
Only here to grow your own social wealth
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SAVIOR COMPLEX
02:20
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Creating an illusion
To bring this place back to life
Smoke and mirrors,
Masquerading ongoing strife
Head’s in the sand
If you think you’ll make a difference
Self-infatuation,
Serving nothing but your own interests
Paint this coat of
Self-idolatry
Post it up for
Those outside to see
You’re no savior
As you put yourself to be
Distract them with
The glow of novelty
Give them some “culture”
Your own civilizing mission
Hidden gems used for
Your own war of attrition
Plotting erasure
At the top of your docket
Wealth creation,
As if it’d ever make it to our pockets
Bring in the sculptures,
Replace with “culture”
Leave us picking at scraps like vultures
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NAILED SHUT
01:42
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Stack the odds just to watch them fall
Rig it up and collect your haul
Job to job still can’t make ends meet
“Just work harder,” as you kick up your feet
Try and try and fucking fail
As the chance to break free just gets curtailed
Can’t see the problem but refuse to look
As long as your foundation isn’t shook
Greatest generation, slamming the door shut
“Back in my day”
Is the go-to every time
Just an illusion
To absolve you of your own crimes
Pulling the rug out
As you escape to your blissful life
Willful ignorance
Put on the blinders as you twist the knife
Set it ablaze, let the warm glow calm your nerves
“They had it coming,” as you watch the future burn
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COMMODITY
01:09
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Come in and buy ‘em up
Gonna clean up this “dump”
You say it’s just your job,
A victim of this mob
Play the market like it’s just a game
Act as if you’re not the one to blame
Doesn’t matter how you spin it,
This feudalism knows no limit
Come in and buy ‘em up
Leave them no fucking crumbs
You say it’s not your job
Commodify, commodify, commodify,
Until they die
You’re no victim, just a piston
In a broken fucking system
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