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Iâm gonna steal some bedsheets
From an amputee
Iâm gonna mount em on a canvas
In the middle of the gallery
Iâm gonna tell everybody it was painted by a chimpanzee
But just between you me
Here at the cultural low water mark
If itâs fraud or art
Theyâll pay you to believe
Iâm gonna take five young dudes
From white families
Gonna mount em on a billboard
In the middle of the country
Iâm gonna tell everybody they sing like angels with whiter teeth
But just between you and me
Theyâre just like the ones before
With their standards lower
Every concert goer will pay you to believe
Caffeine in the morning, alcohol at night
Cameras to record you and mirrors to recognize
And as the world is getting smaller
Small things take up all your time
Narcissus would have had a field day if he could have got online
And friends itâs not self-love that kills you
Itâs when those who hate you are allowed
To sell you that youâre a glorious shit the entire world revolves around
And that youâre the eater, and not the eaten
But that your hunger will only cease
If you come binge on radiant blandness at the disposable feast
Just quickly how would you rate yourself
In terms of sex appeal and cultural significance
Do you usually listen to music like this
We can recommend some similar artists
Are you feeling depressed?
But your feedbackâs important
Gonna buy myself a sports team
And put em in a pit
Gonna wage the old crusade
Against consciousness
All I need is a couple winners to get every loser to fight in it
You keep the golden calf
I just need the bullshit
They wonât just sell themselves into slavery
Theyâll get on their knees and pay you to believe
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