Snuffed upon inception Denial of emergence Scientific revolution quelled by benign institutions Round and round the carousel Repeat the cycle, repeat the past The state of competition Engine of devolution Struggling for accumulation Cyclical over-consumption Finite space filled up with waste Perpetuation of scarcity Reach for the dollar at the bottom of the barrel Tell lies to sell your wares, to wear your crown, proud Maniacal delusions corrupting root intentions Custom-made interpretations Firebrand hate incantations Summoning the Gods of wrath Hell rained down in fiscal swaths Raised to believe in a foolproof system Taught how to lead as the ruling class Tainted by notions of objective absolutism Blind so see that there was never a backup plan