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False Vacuum
04:14
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MY EVERY DAY IS A FLIGHT RISK
THEIR ACUMEN IS A CLEAR THREAT
JUST A CLOWN WITH THE COURTIERS
HE TRADES IN CONFIDENCE
THIS TIME I NEVER DISPATCHED
MY ARSENAL OF PREPARED REMARKS
STEALING CANDY FROM A BABY
I JUST SAT AND THEY BROUGHT IT TO ME
IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE RULES
THEY'RE CLOSING IN ON THE OPERATION
I KEEP SAYING BE COOL
BUT EVERYBODY JUST IGNORES ME
LINING THEIR POCKETS BEFORE THEY RUN AWAY
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Loss Leader
03:09
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I KNOW I’LL NEVER GET IT BACK
EVERYTHING THAT I PUT IN
I’D BE LUCKY TO BREAK EVEN
I CAN’T STAUNCH THE BLEEDING
I HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE BOARD
THEY’LL WANT TO KNOW WHY THEIR REQUESTS WERE IGNORED
YOU HAVE A LOT TO ANSWER FOR
WE HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS
WE REQUIRE ACCESS TO THE BOOKS
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Kill List
03:06
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TIP JUSTICE'S SCALE
BY POWER'S HAND
TO DECIDE MORTALITY
NOT ENOUGH
A WARNING COMES
TO THOSE WHO WOULD
UPHOLD OUR VALUES
OF DEATH
FALSE FLAG
SHADOW HAND
WHO'S NEXT?
THEY CHOOSE TO ROT
THEY'LL BE OUTGROWN
OR BRING ABOUT
EXTINCTION
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Dark Money
04:02
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THIS GIVES A NEW MEANING TO PUSHING ENVELOPES
AND I'M NOT EVEN THE ONE
WHO IS ABOUT TO FACE THE GRAND JURY
IN ABOUT A MONTH'S TIME.
WE TOLD YOU TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE
BUT YOU HAD TO GO RUNNING AT THE MOUTH
WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF THE FUNNY SHIT
SOON WE'LL BE CUTTING OFF REAL FINGERS
WE’VE BEEN TO EVERY PLACE WE KNOW YOU GO
AND WE WOULD NOT SUGGEST YOU RETURN
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN AWAKE
A THOUSAND DAYS
AND I CAN NEVER SLEEP
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WHEN DOLLAR FIGURES SCALE UP
SO DO LAUGHS
EMBEZZLEMENT THEY DENY
HER GAVEL POUNDS
"BALONEY!"
-ESTEEMED WORDS
OF JUSTICE
THE IRON
GAVEL FALLS
ON ONCE-RICH
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6. |
Like No Other
02:49
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FOR A MOMENT IT WAS SITTING THERE UNGUARDED
I WAS MESMERIZED BY THE MANY PLUMES
I KNEW RIGHT THEN IT COULDN'T GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED
BUT IT WAS PULLING AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO
THE SAME PEOPLE THAT FEARED ME STAYED AFRAID
WHEN I MOVED TO FLIP THE MAGIC SWITCH
THE WAGE EARNERS CALCULATED AND ADJUSTED
THEIR ABACUS AS WE POPPED SOME CHAMPAGNE
I WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE LIGHT
THAT BURNED THROUGH THEIR CLOTHES
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Cryptocurrency
03:18
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WHEN THE MAN IN THE SUIT KNOCKS
SOME COMMODITIES ARE GOOD TO HAVE AROUND
OTHER UNFORTUNATES GET FLUSHED DOWN
THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE WASHED CLEAN
THEY TOLD ME I HAD NOTHING TO FEAR
BUT FROM THE SYNTAX OF THIS LETTER
I CAN CONFIRM THEY KNOW
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PLAY IT SAFE
BUT THIS SHIT KEEPS JUMPING UP AND DOWN
WE’RE ALL ASSISTED BY SOME ACCEPTED LIES
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS REAL
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Tactical Patience
04:09
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WHAT USE IS ADVANTAGE
IN A HOPELESS FOOL’S GAME
AT THE HORIZON OF THE FUTURE
THE WIND WILL BLAST EVERY INSTANCE OF OUR NAMES
REDUCED TO STATISTICS AND COMMODITIES
BLUFFING TO GAIN SECONDS
STAYING ALIVE BY BURNING TRASH
IN OLD SHOES PUSHING OVER FIELDS OF GLASS
IF YOU PLAY
THE ODDS EVERYDAY
ONE DAY YOU’RE GOING
TO HIT THE JACKPOT
IF YOU TRY
TO SIDESTEP AND PLAY FOR TIME
ONE DAY YOU'LL LEARN
THAT YOU LEARNED TOO LATE
TRYING TO THREAD A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK OF HAYSTACKS
GET THEM ON THE PHONE AND TELL THEM WE GIVE UP
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Welfare Kings
05:28
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BUILT OFF BACKS OF ALL OF US
THEIR FORTUNE A NECESSITY
GOLDEN CHUTE THE YELLOW ROAD
SLAP THEIR WRISTS; THEY'RE TOO BIG TO FAIL
TOO BIG TO RETURN
TOO LATE TO SAVE US
THEY SIGNED THE CHECKS FOR US
YEARS OF GROWTH IMPOSSIBLE
WITHOUT US; NO ONE TO RULE
WELFARE KINGS; THEY'RE TOO BIG TO FAIL
TOO BIG TO RETURN
TOO LATE TO SAVE US
FUEL SHADOW
INDUSTRY
BURNING WORLD
NOT A CARE; THEY'RE TOO BIG TO FAIL
TOO BIG TO RETURN
TOO LATE TO SAVE US
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Billionaire Poppers
04:23
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I LEFT A SUITCASE IN CYPRUS AND WALKED AWAY
CONSECUTIVE SERIAL NUMBERS AND MANICURED TO THE HILT
I NEED TO MAKE THIS TRICKLE COMING ACROSS THE WIRE
APPEAR AS A LOSS IN A BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE
I NEED TO TRUST YOUR RESOLVE THAT WHEN THEY COME FOR ME
THAT YOU WON'T BE SEDUCED BY HOTEL ROOM KEYS
EVERYTHING'S COLLAPSING AND THIS STORY WON'T WITHSTAND
SUBPOENA POWERS AND A JUDGE’S COMMAND
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