“I will grant you a future void of struggle and of shame
Dispose upon you glory, success, fortune and fame
Your life is but a moment, that shortly will expire
So pursue all wants you crave and take what you desire
Desensitize your guilt and from conscience secede
Pursue all forms of excess and surrender to your greed
Your power shall pour forth, and all will praise your name
Your legacy shall be, void of tarnish and of blame
You will rise above the stars a self made god is what you'll be
And I can give you all these things if you give yourself to me.”
System of Hate that makes the soul spoil
Diagnoses false sickness then prescribes us snake oil
Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine.
“Now that I’ve seduced you, through your vanity and pride
I’ve stripped you of your worth and left you desolate inside
I've raped you, and abused you, in you implanted my seed
That has blossomed to destruction, hate and oppressive deed
You cannot use my tools against me, don’t you know I self sustain
Efforts to infiltrate my system only help my rule maintain
I’ve drugged you through deceit, you've no idea what takes place
And now you judge all merit on economic wealth and race
I’ve extinguished your inner flame, destroyed what you were meant to be
And all this I’ve accomplished because you gave yourself to me.”
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