temnere - this is fine

policy bought by execs
sent to dc with blank checks
to be a living atm

why do they seem to hate us
convinced of their covalence
but they need us, we dont need them

yet still we love a story
to bathe the men in glory
who write our futures on their dime

that they may deign to help us
with pocket change, so selfless
somehow a blessing not a crime

but can you blame the ones who do believe
fallen victim to the corporate creed
betters who control our destiny
success conflated with morality

another day another sin
the vicious cycle starts again
the broadcast of our downfall
right before our eyes
(straight into our minds)

we cant deny weve gone astray
when we just choose to look away
complicit in decline

dream of a brighter future
not just a minor suture
but thinking big is such a chore

our meager wants are answered
by vitriol and slander
'its not the time to ask for more!'

demanding supplication
threat of alienation
'yeah youre with us or youre with them'

'we promise we'll do better
all friends in the fair weather
sit down, shut up, dont ask again!'

but can you blame the ones who do believe
taught through relentless conditioning
to read a patterned lack of empathy
as benign points of stochasticity

another day another sin
the vicious cycle starts again
the broadcast of our downfall
right before our eyes
(straight into our minds)

we cant deny weve gone astray
when we just choose to look away
complicit in decline
screaming this is fine

this is fine
screaming this is fine
the epitaph we'll leave behind
yeah this is fine