i can't escape the grasp of advertisement
i'm told to worship enterprisement
buildboards and soundbites shoved down my throat
but blaming the companies is simply naming scapegoats

the real responsibility lies in us
in what we chose to do
if we continue buying into their crap
the only guilty ones
are me and you

so don't fall victim to the accepted crime
of judging worth with dollar signs
who prescribed this commitment to profit
and what will they do when we turn our backs?
when we turn our..


i won't take the easy way out
i won't let myself be..
a mindless pawn serving only to consume
the sourceless roll we blindly assume
without questioning to what you strive
how do you know what it's really like to be-
a mindless pawn serving only to consume
the sourceless roll we blindly assume
without questioning to what you strive
how do you know what it's really like to be

alive
be alive
what it's really like to be alive
be alive
not just survive
what it's really like to fucking be alive