Humiliation sold by the pound To shrewd narcotic kingpins and dealers of promised happiness All brought to you by the architects Of cathode ray reality as they properly fatten our delusions Until they develop mouths of their own Feed me. Inject the propaganda Reduce their suffering through the somniferous radiation Conceive another thoughtless carbon Attenuation of empathy Through force fed apprehension and principle Manipulation of pulpous clay Perspective and reason will perish and decay Emissions of conformity Subliminal slavery Contempt! Lying in disgrace is the mind that does not seek truth Remove the blinders, unveil your eyes Shed the skin anew Ignorance is strength. Power in numbers Plug into the network that destroys all subversive thought Insubordination Step in line Conditioning instruments control your mind Taxidermy, lifeless eyes Disembodied, the blood’s runs dry Painted facade Hate and greed dressed in disguise Cause and effect Stuff those holes with mesmeric diversion Narcosis How those ornaments dance and shine Mystified by the serpentine There are shocking new developments that you can’t afford to miss Nursing that fear into obedience Oligarchy! The power that slipped through the hands of the comatose masses Into the few Silenced! Silenced is the voice of the ones who can’t see through lies Sacrifice my privacy because I need to feel safe Okay then, you just wait ‘Till the lens is turned on you Treated like a criminal They watch everything you do You’re sufficiently subdued Subdued…criminal The only way to rule is through force and intimidation Through your weakness they stand to gain Leaving a trail of poverty without blame There are shocking new developments that you can’t afford to miss Holding onto our willful ignorance