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the decline
where are all the stupid people from
and how'd they get to be so dumb
bred on purple mountain range
feed amber waves of grains
to lesser human beings
zero feelings
blame it on human nature
man's destiny
blame it on the greed-iocracy
fear of god
to fear of change
to fear of truth
add the bill of rights
subtract the wrongs
(there's no answers)
memorize and sing star spangled songs
(when the question's)
aren't ever asked
is anybody learning from the past
we're living in united stagnation
father, what have i done
i took that .22
a gift to me from you
to bed with me each night
kept it clean
polished it well
cherished every cartridge, every shell
down
by the creek
under brush
under dirt
there's the carcass of my second kill
down
by the pond
under stone
under pine
there's the carcass of my brother william
brother where
have you gone to
i swear
i never thought i could
i've seen so many times
they tell me to shoot straight
don't pull the trigger, squeeze
that will ensure a kill
a kill is what you want
a kill is why we breed
the christians love their guns
the church and NRA
pray for their salvations
prey on the lower faith
the storybook's been read
and every line believed
curriculum's been set
and logic is a threat
reason searched and seized
jerry spent some time in michigan
a twenty year vacation, after all he had a dime
a dime is worth alot more in detroit
but down in california, a twenty dollar fine
jerry only stayed a couple months
it's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
asphyxiation is simple and fast
it takes seventeen fun years of being someone's bitch
don't think (stay)
drink your wine (home)
watch the fire burn (be)
his problem, not mine (safe)
just be that model citizen
i wish i had a schilling
for every senseless killing
i'd buy a government
america's for sale
and you can get a good deal on it
and make a healthy profit
or maybe
tear it apart
start with assumption
that a million people are smart
smarter than one
serotonin's gone
she gave up
drifted away
sara fled, thought process gone
she left her answering machine on
the greeting left spoke insincere
messages no one will ever hear
ten thousand messages a day
a million more transmission play
victims of the laissez fair
ten thousand voices, a hundred guns
a hundred decibels turns to one
one bullet
one empty head
now with serotonin gone
the man who used to speak
preforms a cute routine
feel a little patronized
don't feel bad
they found a way inside your head
and you feel a bit misled
it's not that they don't care, yeah
the television's put a thought inside your head
like a barry manilow jingle
i'd like to teach the world to sing
in perfect harmony
a symphonic blank stare, yeah
it doesn't make you care
not designed to make you care
we're betting you won't care
place a wager on your greed
a wager on your pride
why try to beat them
when a million others tried
(we are the whore)
intellectually spayed
(we are the queer)
dysfunctionally raised
one more pill to kill the pain
one more pill to kill the pain
one more pill to kill the pain
living through conformity
one more prayer to keep me safe
one more prayer to keep us warm
one more prayer to keep us safe
there's gonna be a better place
lost the battle
lost the war
lost the things
worth living for
lost the will
to win, to fight
one more pill to kill the pain
the going get tough
the tough get debt
don't pay attention
pay the rent
next of kins
pay for your sins
a little faith should keep us safe
save us
the human
existence
is failing
resistance
essential
the future
written off
astronomically against us
only moron and genius
would fight a losing battle
against the super ego
when giving in is so damn comforting
and so we go
on with our lives
we know the truth
but prefer lies
lies are simple
simple is bliss
why go against tradition when we can
admit defeat
live in decline
and be the victims of our own design
the status qo
built on suspect
why would anyone stick out their neck
fellow members
club "we got ours"
i'd like to introduce you to our host
well, he's got his
and i've got mine
meet the decline
