No choices of our own
we've been assigned our roles from day one 
Don't even know our own interests
never had the chance to discover what inspires us 
Told that what we're taught in school is all 
that's worthy to pursue 

Interests outside of it have no value
if it doesn't motivate you
"there must be something wrong with you"
Spend all our time dedicated to the very few options given
outside of those narrow guidelines
we can hardly imagine there's anything more!

No work today and it's bright outside but you don't know 
what to do now that you have your own free time
The TV has always been there to pacify 
and keep you from asking "what do I really like?"

So many years of buying the lies 
that through "production" 
is the only way we can feel satisfied 
"If you're not earning money for the system 
you're wasting your time" 
but what answer will we find if we ask why? 

Aren't we just wasting our time 
for someone else just like slaves?
Fooling ourselves that we need it
that we should enjoy it or at least accept it 

Each day on the job we're being robbed! 

They keep our food under lock and key to force us 
to operate this machine  
Slaves were used to build this civilization 
surely [bad word] didn't want to end this tradition

It just changed forms, but we're still under their control! 

Chattel slavery got too costly to provide 
food and shelter for their property 
[Now They] 
leave that up to us and make us dependent 
they don't worry about [bad word] away because we go to them 

Is this all there is to life? 
Is this supposed to give me a purpose?
I would rather die than submit to that lie!