Subvert the norms and all you’ll find
is another’s views instead of mine.
Fight the machine,
curse the serene,
you’re still just a part of the American dream.
Break the ceiling, shatter the glass,
but you’re a part of the future’s past.
Play the game,
carve your name,
when history’s written you’ll share the blame.
Grab for all the things you can;
still you’ll find you’re not a man.
Pace the floors
of high-end stores
and when you die, you’re just as poor.
Give what you have, shake loose the chains,
your righteous deeds are what remains.
Ignore your greed,
meet a need,
that is how you truly lead.
