You're a well paid scientist, you only talk in facts
You know you're always right 'cause you know how to prove it step by step
PhD to show you're smart with textbook formulas
But you're used up just like a factory hand

Something is wrong here
You won't find it on a shelf
You're well paid, you're well trained
You're tied to a rack
 [bad word] [bad word]  gotta go say the right thing
Don't fidget, jockey for position
Be polite in the pyramid you hate
Sip that scotch, get that raise, this ain't no party at all

Something is wrong here
You won't find it on a shelf
You're well paid, you're well trained
You're tied to a rack

Cringe and tense, grind your teeth
And wipe your sweaty palms
Close your windows driving past the low [bad word] bar
They're making fun of you

Oh, even you
You've gotta punch the clock, why don't you punch your boss?
Oh, even you
You just punch the clock, too scared to punch your boss

When will you crack?
When will you crack?
When will you crack?
When will you open your eyes, open your eyes, open your eyes?

Pull up to your sterile home, you're drained
Bite the heads off all your kids
Chew them well, they taste like you
Just slam the door

Assigned here 'cause [bad word] owns the land
All your colleagues live here too
Private guards in golf carts
Keep you safe at home

Something is wrong here
You won't find it on a shelf
You're well paid, you're well trained
You're tied to a rack

When will you crack?
When will you crack?
When will you crack?
When will you crack?

The dark shattered underbelly
Of the American dream
Avoid it like the plague
It stares you from your bathroom mirror

Drown!